Born in New Haven, CTMoved to Texas in 1948Philips Academy in Andover,
Mass Baseball and Cheerleading?
Attended Yale (History) (1964)Denied to Texas LawTexas Air National GuardArrested for DUI in 1970Harvard Business SchoolMBA-Harvard University
• Joins Arbusto Energy w/ $10,000 investment
• Sells that for $650,000• Invests in Texas Rangers• Sells for $15 million• Political Career– Ran for Texas House in 1978
(lost)– Governor of Texas (1995-2000)
• Executed a record 152 prisoners in 1998
VP-Dick CheneyState-Colin Powell (1st Term)Condoleeza Rice (2nd Term)Defense-Donald RumsfeldLabor-Elaine ChaoTransportation-Norman
MinetaHomeland Security-Tom
Ridge
• “Peace is Earned Through Strength”– Increased Military
Budget • Global War on Terror• Bush Doctrine– Authored by Cheney &
Paul Wolfowitz– Actions that will protect
the security and democracy of Americans are justified
New President-Hu JintaoApril 1-US Spy Plane collides
w/Chinese fighterEmergency Landing on
Hainan IslandHeld for 12 Days,
US paid $34, 567.89Plane returned 2 months
later In over 100 boxes!
• 8:45am-American Airlines 11 from Boston hits WTC (North)
• 9:08am-United 175 from Boston hits WTC (South)
• 9:43am-American 77 from Dulles hits Pentagon
• 10:10am-United 93 from Newark crash lands into Somerset, PA
2,999 people died, 24 are still missing246 on the 4 Planes, 2603 in NYC, 125 at Pentagon
All Civilian International air traffic was banned from landing for 3 days
“Terrorism can shake the foundations of our tallest buildings but it can’t shake the resolve of the American people.
Approval Rating hit 86%, highest ever
• October 7- US invasion of Afghanistan– Destruction of Terrorist
training camps– Capture of Al-Qaeda
Leaders (bin Laden)
• Nov. 21-Battle of Tora Bora-remove Taliban from Kabul
• President Hamid Karzai• Operation Mountain
Thrust (2006)-renew attacks against the Taliban
President Vladimir PutinConsolidation of
Democratic Power? Next Tsar of Russia
SORT Treaty signed May 24, 2002Limits Nuclear arsenals
to 1700 by 2012No longer recognizes
ABM Treaty
UN Resolution 1441-No tolerance or defiance of international law (WMD)
Reasons for War-WMD and ties to 9/11CIA was continuing to investigate “allegations of
yellow-cake uranium sales in Niger”Thomas Wilson and Valerie Plame (CIA)No real connection was ever found…Hans Blix was never aware of any indications of a
nuclear program that could attack the US
• Invasion began on March 20, 2003
• Led by General Tommy Franks
• Baghdad falls on April 9• Successes– Operations over May 1, 2003– Uday & Qusay killed,
Saddam Executed (Dec. 30, 2006)
– Iraq becomes a democracy in 2004
– Current leader-Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki
Rumsfeld DoctrineLighter, Faster Military
w/supporting air strikesLack of Ground Forces to
Secure Borders & CitiesDebaathification
Removal of Saddam’s personal army & anyone involved within his former government
Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal
• Troops-680,000 invasion• 540,000 US• 148 US Dead (36 Friendly
Fire)• 30 Supporting Nations– 52,000 Saudi Arabia– 43,000 United Kingdom– 33,600 Egypt
• Cost $61 Billion ($7 Billion to US)
• 6 Weeks of Combat
• Troops-300,000 invasion• 165,000 Pre-Surge• 4400US Soldiers Dead• 17 Supporting Nations– South Korea 933– Romania 397– El Salvador 280
• Cost $400 Billion to US• 3 Months of Active
Combat
Kim Jong –Il Walked away from 1994
Agreement $4 Billion, Oil, Light-water
reactors Oct. 6, 2006-Detonated Nuclear
Device (Underground) May 7, 2007-Agreed to shut down
reactors for release of frozen bank funds
US, China, North Korean Deal September 2, 2007-Agreed to
dismantle nuclear program by the end of 2007.
Bush’s Desire for a Palestinian State by 2005
Denounced Arafat (Died in 2003)
Israel PM-Ehud OlmertPalestinian President-
Mahmoud AbbasIsrael must halt West Bank
activityPalestinian must halt and
dismantle all terrorist activities
Colonel Muhammar Quadhafi
Agreed in 2003 to disarm all of their WMD
Allowed weapons inspectors in (UN)
In 2006, agreed to full diplomatic ties with the US (off Axis of Evil…)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
US calls for a stop to production of all nuclear weapons
In 2003, Iran stopped making a bombContinued enrichment
of uraniumContinued long range
missile system
Tax Cuts-3 major cuts so far…In 2001, he cut taxes by $1.35 trillionIn 2003, he cut taxes by $350 billionTax cuts were set to expire in December 31, 2010
SpendingFederal Spending up 28%2006-Budget was $2.4 trillion, defense was $480 Billion2007 Deficit-Approximately $400 Billion
National Debt as of today-$19.2TrillionWhat does it all mean?
US Patriot ActAct greatly increased the authority
of US intelligence agenciesSearch Emails, telephone calls,
medical, financial recordsLoss of civil liberties???
Dept. of Homeland SecuritySecretary Tom Ridge (R, PA)Cabinet level position that secures
America from terrorist attacks and natural disasters
Director of National Intelligence John Michael McConnellCurrently collects information from
16 agencies and reports directly to the President
Jan 2002-No Child Left Behind Act PassedAll students will take tests to
prove that they are proficient in math, science, and reading
Has it been adequately funded? Funding has gone up 14%
Parents in school districts that are failing can send their kids to other schools
By the year 2014, all children are supposed to be advanced or proficient
Sex Education & Intelligent Design???
November 2003Bans abortions during
the 2nd Trimester of a Pregnancy
PollsAvailable-39%Available w/stricter
limits-38%Not available-23%Poll-CBS(2006)
November 2003$534 billion over the
next 10 yearsBenefits were given to
companies to not eliminate prescription drug coverage
Government will not negotiate discounts with drug companies
Appointed July 19, 2005Replaced Sandra Day
O’Connor3rd Youngest ever to be
Chief JusticeHas turned the court
into a 5-4 balance towards the conservatives
Demanded a “Guest-Worker” Program would allow 12 million
illegal immigrants to obtain legal status
Deployed 6000 National Guardsmen to border
700 Mile Fence created along US/Mexico Border
Withdrew from Kyoto ProtocolsWorldwide Pollution standards that would lower the
amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphereTo date, 170 countries signed, US & Afghanistan have
notBush did not sign because of China and India’s level of
commitmentSocial Security Reforms
Privatization means that individuals would be free to invest their FICA taxes into secured investments
Up to $1000/year could be invested
Destroyed February 1, 2003
Broke up over Texas at a altitude of 39 miles
All 7 Crew Members were killed
Hurricane Katrina
August 23-28, 2005
1836 Killed
$81.2 Billion in Damages
Criticisms-Michael Brown as director of
FEMA, also President of Arabian Horse
Association
Iraq War had stretched
response to thin…
Bush denied that he received warnings about the levee system
1. Two Major Tax Cuts! $1.3 Trillion + $350 Billion
2. US Government Yearly Budgets2008: Budget Deficit - $1.4 Trillion
3. National Debt - $10.6 Trillion4. Credit Crisis
Households using 130% of their income5. Rise of Oil Prices – Over $100/Barrel6. Stock Market Decline – Lost $7 Trillion in
Value
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