Decision Points by George W. Bush

I start writing this knowing I can never do justice to what the book contains. For me the lines that best summarize the book, and the presidency of George W. Bush, are those following...

"Freedom is not an American value; it is a universal value. Freedom cannot be imposed; it must be chosen. And when people are given a choice, they choose freedom."

Like the Karl Rove autobiography, one of the things I most appreciated in reading this book was the complete openness in what he had to say. Love him or hate him, experiencing the events of those life-altering eight years from the perspective of the man making the decisions helps the reader to understand them in fresh way.

I truly believe that President Bush was motivated in his decision making by the ideal of freedom. He strove to protect it here in the United States and believed that its absence in other parts of the world was a threat to America. It was tyranny and oppression that allowed the growth and spread of terrorism and the best way to fight tyranny and oppression is with liberty.

President Bush was not a perfect man or a perfect president. He made mistakes. He owns his mistakes. To me, this is one of the things that makes him a good man. Despite what many in the media attempted to portray, he always acted with a sense of vision and purpose. He refused to act until issues had a sense of clarity. He did what thought was best for the nation. You may agree with him or disagree with him, but I find it  difficult to doubt his sincerity.

I could write so much more, but if you are going to spend time reading....you might as well just read the book!