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He had no choice after invading Iraq. To leave prematurely would be an admission of incompetence, which would also have been politically unpopular.
So bush was backed into a corner--damned if he did and damned if he didn't.
I wasn't referring to Iraq - the invasion of Iraq in 2003 was actually favoured by Americans at the time, if I'm not mistaken. I was speaking more about his decision on stem cell research and his nominations for the Supreme Court, among others.