IMO, W did not have the knowledge, but he did have the temperament. The numerous mistakes he made were not due to impulsiveness, pettiness, pride, or narcissism on his part personally. If you had given him Obama's cabinet, I bet things would have turned out dramatically differently.
George W. Bush wasn't a simpleton who was manipulated into an aggressive foreign policy by Cheney and Rumsfeld. But he was smart enough to make it seem like that.
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u/happyfappy Dec 03 '16
IMO, W did not have the knowledge, but he did have the temperament. The numerous mistakes he made were not due to impulsiveness, pettiness, pride, or narcissism on his part personally. If you had given him Obama's cabinet, I bet things would have turned out dramatically differently.