ABSTRACT
George W. Bush was one of three Presidents who won election without winning a majority of the popular vote. Bush is a Methodist and, though his religious faith is serious, is not a religious fundamentalist. Bush is the only graduate of Harvard Business School to be President. Bush's major contribution to domestic affairs was in economic policy, by deliberate design. The initial emphasis of Bush's foreign policy was on shaking loose from Bill Clinton's commitments to engagement in international alliances and organizations in favor of unilateral approaches. Bush presented himself to the public as a decisive leader in a national crisis. The mission of the troops in Baghdad was to work cooperatively with the Iraqi army to clear and hold violent sectors of the city, diminish the sectarian war, and permit the government of Iraq to seek national unity through reforms similar to those recommended by the Iraq Study Group. Bush's leadership style was both a strength and a weakness.
