George W. Bush

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43rd President of the United States
George Walker Bush

Incumbent
Assumed office January 20, 2001
Vice President(s)	Dick Cheney
Preceded by	Bill Clinton

Born	July 6, 1946 New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Laura Welch Bush

George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the current President of the United States of America. He is a Republican, and Dick Cheney is his Vice President. He is from Midland, Texas. He has a ranch in Crawford, Texas, which is near Waco.

He is the son of former U.S. President George H. W. Bush. Before he was President, George Bush was Governor of Texas. He is married to Laura, and they have twin daughters, Jenna and Barbara.

1 Early years
2 2000 election
3 2004 election
4 Iraq
5 Bushisms
6 Controversy
7 Other websites

Early years

Bush was born in Connecticut. He went to school at Yale University, which is famous for a high standard of education. He lived briefly in Midland, Texas on a ranch. He joined the Texas Air National Guard (part of the United States National Guard) during the Vietnam War, but did not fight in Vietnam.

2000 election

During the 2000 United States presidential election, Florida was a state where the election was not clear. It took more than a month to know who won. The Supreme Court made a decision to stop recounting votes, and at that time Bush was declared the winner. The election is still controversial.

2004 election

In the 2004 United States presidential election, Bush won again. His opponent was Massachusetts Senator John Kerry, a Democrat.

Iraq

George and Laura Bush with their children

After the attacks of September 11 2001, Bush ordered an invasion of Afghanistan. Later he wanted something done about Iraq. Bush asked the United Nations to take away all Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction. The United Nations refused because there was no proof Iraq had any weapons. He sent the United States Army into Iraq on March 20, 2003 and took control of the country. Saddam Hussein was captured and Iraq killed him as punishment for War Crimes. Even today, no weapons of mass destruction have been found. Elections happened for the first time in the country, but violence continues.

Bushisms

Bush sometimes has trouble speaking in public, and sometimes makes a mistake or says something opposite to what he means. These mistakes have lead to the creation of the phrase "Bushism". Many websites on the Internet collect Bushisms.