Bush seems like decent, well intentioned guy, but made some truly awful decisions that have had terrible long term consequences. Primarily the ill-conceived Iraq war, and the admission of China into the WTO in 2001 (it was Clinton’s policy, but Bush was on board). Arguably, misreading the economy led to the 2008 crash and also gifted us Obama.
Unless we are all mis-remembering, Bush seemed to be the right man for the times, especially given the Democrat alternative.
For what it’s worth, Saddam Hussein was not going to rule Iraq forever. His sons would take over and that would spark a Shi’ite uprising. But yeah, at the same time, not our problem. But I do not really blame President Bush for taking out Saddam Hussein. Now we know he was bluffing because he did not want to look weak in front of his opponents in Iraq and of course, his next door neighbor Iran.