Bush wears flip-flop of his own with war, trade issues

In 2000, Bush argued against new military entanglements and nation
building. He has done both in Iraq.

He opposed a Homeland Security Department, then embraced it.

He opposed creation of an independent Sept. 11 commission, then supported
it. He first refused to speak to its members, then agreed only if Vice
President Dick Cheney came with him.

Bush argued for free trade, then imposed three-year tariffs on steel
imports in 2002, only to withdraw them after 21 months.

Last month, he said he doubted the war on terror could be won, then
reversed himself to say it could and would.

A week after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Bush said he wanted Osama bin
Laden "dead or alive." But he told reporters six months later, "I truly am
not that concerned about him." He did not mention bin Laden in his hour-
long convention acceptance speech.

"I'm a war president," Bush told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Feb. 8. But in a
July 20 speech in Iowa, he said: "Nobody wants to be the war president. I
want to be the peace president."

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