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President George W. Bush with Deputy U.S. Secretary of State John Negroponte, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Veterans' Affairs James Peake and John Walters, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. The war supplemental spending package signed on June 30, 2008,includes nearly $162 billion for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, increased education benefits for veterans, and an additional 13 weeks of unemployment insurance benefits. White House photo by Joyce N. Boghosian
North Korea
"When Bush took office, the Axis of Evil consisting of Iraq, Iran and North Korea was very real indeed, and every one of the three was dangerously capable of becoming a nuclear power – if not already there. If the long-term effect of Bush policy is that each of the three, each in a different way, is rendered nuclear-free, that’s not a bad performance for the president who supposedly destroyed our alliances and made the world hate us."
Energy
"If congressional [democrats] leaders leave for the Fourth of July recess without taking action, they will need to explain why $4-a-gallon gasoline is not enough incentive for them to act."
Taxes
If the President's tax relief is allowed to expire at the end of 2010, Americans will pay about $280 billion more in taxes each year.
"I do want to remind people what life was like in the years 2001 and 2003. The country was having some pretty tough economic times in 2001."
Iraq
Operation Iraqui Freedom
"But the decision of Bush to send more troops under the command of Petraeus displayed his Trumanesque character by refusing counsel for withdrawal despite his loss of domestic support."
Party of Defeat
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