George W. Bush: Unterschied zwischen den Versionen

George W. (Walker) Bush (* 6.7.1946) war Gouverneur von Texas (1995-2000) und 43. Präsident der USA (20. Januar 2001 - 20. Januar 2009). In seine Amtszeit fielen die Terroranschläge vom 11. September 2001, der Krieg gegen (die Taliban in) Afghanistan (Beginn: Oktober 2001), die Invasion des Irak (2003) sowie im Zusammenhang mit dem "War on Terror" auch die Folterungen von Gefangenen in Abu Ghraib (Irak) und im Gefangenenlager Guantanamo Bay auf Kuba. Das Ende seiner Amtszeit war überschattet vom Kollaps der Finanzmärkte und dem Beginn einer weltweiten Rezession.

Nach dem Studium arbeitete Bush in der Ölfirma seiner Familie, heiratete Laura Welch (1977), wurde Miteigentümer des Texas Rangers Baseball Team und wurde - nach einem erfolglosen Anlauf in das Repräsentantenhaus - im Jahre 1994 zum Gouverneur von Texas gewählt. a close and controversial election, Bush was elected president in 2000 as the Republican candidate, receiving a majority of the electoral votes, but losing the popular vote to Al Gore.

Eight months into his first term as President, the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks occurred and Bush announced a global War on Terrorism, ordered an invasion of Afghanistan that same year and an invasion of Iraq in 2003. In addition to national security issues, President Bush attempted to promote policies on the economy, health care, education, and social security reform. He signed into law massive tax cuts, the No Child Left Behind Act[3] and Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors, and his tenure saw a national debate on immigration.[4]

Bush successfully ran for re-election against Democratic Senator John Kerry in 2004, garnering 50.7% of the popular vote to his opponent's 48.3%.[5] After his re-election, Bush received increasingly heated criticism.[6][7][8] In 2005, the Bush administration was forced to deal with the apparent failures of its handling of Hurricane Katrina. In December 2007, the United States entered the second-longest post-World War II recession,[9] and his administration took more direct control of the economy, enacting multiple economic stimulus packages. Bush was a popular president for much of his first term,[10] peaking after the September 11 terrorist attacks when he received the highest approval rating of any president in American history to date. His popularity declined sharply during his second term, when he received one of the lowest approval ratings as well as the lowest sustained approval numbers in American history.[11][12][13][14]

6.3 Supreme Court appointments