George+W.+Bush

George W. Bush by:sammie The former US president was the one who decided to send in US troops to help with the Persian Gulf War. He was born July 6, 1946. He married Laura Welsh, who is a former teacher and librarian, in 1977. They have to twin daughters, Barbara and Jenna. They also have two dogs, whos names are Barney and Miss Beazley. He recieved his bachelors degree from Yale University.

He was the 46th governor of Texas from 1995-2000. He is pictured below. He was the US president from 2001 to 2009 (he severed two terms, one from 2001-2005, and one from 2005-2009). He is the Son of George H.W. Bush who was also a former US president. In 2001 he ordered an invasion of Afghanistan, because of the terrorists who struck the twin towers and killed nearly 3,000 people. then in 2003 he sent in American troops to Iraq.

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