Discuss the below:
Presidential Roles/ Leadership/ Greatness:
President George W. Bush has stated that he will eventually go down in history as a great president in reference to his Iraq War efforts; and his goals as a 'global democracy president,' wanting to spread democracy throughout the world, ending terrorism. He feels that decades later, historians will write about his administration with good favor and greatness as they did decades later with President Truman's involvement with nuclear weapons usage, the Korean War, the Cold War, leaving with a low approval rating of approximately 22 percent in his last days in office.
a. Historically how will Bush be remembered for the direction he has taken America on foreign policy?
b. What are some of George W. Bush's greatness moments as chief executive, commander in chief, as chief of state, as chief diplomat, as chief legislator, and as party leader? [Students can choose one or several presidential roles to discuss this topic.]
c. What are Bush's downfalls as chief executive, commander in chief, as chief of state, as chief diplomat, as chief legislator, and as party leader? [Students can choose one or several presidential roles to discuss this topic.]