This is more the fatal flaw of the whole political system; leaders are elected for doing what will make them popular rather than for doing the right thing.
I don't fully believe that Bush was tricked into going the Iraq War though. I think it's just as likely that he *wanted* people working for him to find so-called "evidence" of WMDs to use as excuse to invade (he so many reasons for wanting war with Iraq that it's more likely he wanted an excuse to go in rather than a reason). Even if he was tricked into war using false evidence, that still makes him a weak and incompetent leader if not a malicious one.
Is it normal to think George Bush wasn't all bad?
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"His fatal flaw is that he wanted to be liked"
This is more the fatal flaw of the whole political system; leaders are elected for doing what will make them popular rather than for doing the right thing.
I don't fully believe that Bush was tricked into going the Iraq War though. I think it's just as likely that he *wanted* people working for him to find so-called "evidence" of WMDs to use as excuse to invade (he so many reasons for wanting war with Iraq that it's more likely he wanted an excuse to go in rather than a reason). Even if he was tricked into war using false evidence, that still makes him a weak and incompetent leader if not a malicious one.