Bush did not merely echo public-opinion polls or tailor his policies for media approval. He insisted on following his own convictions. And despite years of vilification by liberals and leftists in America and Europe, he refused to be swayed by those in the international community who support terrorists and their enablers.
To Bush, Israel is a just cause and a fighter on the front lines in the global war on terror.
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Eight years have passed and two full terms in office have come to an end. George W. Bush is once again a private citizen. But the friendship and support he never hesitated to display toward Jews and Israel during his tenure as the most powerful man on earth will be fondly and gratefully remembered.
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