Bush takes to the air to defend his legacy. ArmedForcesDegrees.com
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WASHINGTON: George Bush, who took America into two wars, backed ''waterboarding'' of terrorism suspects, was labelled a racist by a black entertainer over his response to Hurricane Katrina and went against his belief in the free market to bail out Wall Street, says he hopes that his presidency will ultimately be judged a success.
But he does not expect to be around to learn the verdict.
''I'm gonna be dead … when they finally figure it out,'' he said in his first major interview in almost two years. But he added that he was comfortable simply knowing that ''I gave it my all, that I love America and that I know it's an honour to serve''.
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Mr Bush was speaking on the eve of the release of his memoirs, Decision Points, in which he documents key moments in his life, from the time he quit drinking alcohol at age 40 to when he sent troops to Afghanistan and Iraq.
The book also reveals that America's 43rd president flirted with the idea of attacking Iran's nuclear facilities, according to The Guardian, which obtained an advance copy of the book.
''I directed the Pentagon to study what would be necessary for a strike,'' Mr Bush writes, before adding: ''This would be to stop the bomb clock, at least temporarily.''
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