The Outgoing President

Outgoing US President, George W Bush is quite a guy. He is the 43rd President of the United States of America. His term ends on 20 January 2009. But apart from being famous as the US President, he is also famous for his blunders. Well, OK, let's rephrase that—for the blunders of his administration. And of course that includes his many advisors.

In an interview set for broadcast on Monday, Bush answers some interesting questions. He says his "biggest regret" is "the intelligence failure in Iraq". He's referring of course to his resources which claimed that the late Saddam Hussein had amassed weapons of mass destruction.

The US attacked Iraq with its state-of-the-art weaponry; dropping bombs here and there; deploying ground troops and ousted Saddam Hussein. Billions and billions of dollars have been spent to finance the war; over 4,200 American soldiers were lost. Yet in the end no weapon of mass destruction was found. What a blunder. It is really hard to imagine that a country such as the US can make such a mistake.




Perhaps if Bush had only taken the trouble to take off the caps from his binoculars' lenses, he would have been better able to see clearer; and then give better instructions to his generals. Who knows, maybe they wouldn't have lost so many lives that way.

"I'm sorry it's happening, of course" he said when asked about the global economic crisis. But he rejected effort to blame his administration.

Let's be fair, it's not entirely his fault for the global economic crisis. But the trouble with being the President is that he must be accountable one way or another. Of course behind the scene, it's his economic advisors who had screwed up somehow.

Maybe Bush should have listened to more capable people on how to handle the economy. But of course he has to learn how to read first. Reading a book the right way up would be a good start.




Well, in January 2009 he will hand over his responsibilities as the President of USA to Obama. It will be an uphill task for Obama, but let's hope that he can do something good for the sake of the world.

In the mean time, Bush will be leaving the presidency with his head held high.