During the 1988 campaign, George W. Bush came to the Courthouse in Maryville, TN to speak at a rally for his Dad. As we were leaving, I told my friend and later Chief of Staff, Bob Griffitts, "Bob, he is better than his Dad."

When he ran for President in 2000, then Governor Bush went all over the Country saying we needed a more humble foreign policy, and according to Foreign Policy Magazine, he "famously campaigned against nation building."

The Independent Institute reported that in a 2000 debate, candidate Bush said "If we are an arrogant nation, they will resent us; but if we are a humble nation, but strong, they'll welcome us."

Wikipedia says Bush criticized President Clinton as being too interventionist and said: "If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, then we're going to have a serious problem down the road, and I'm going to prevent that."