Published 1/13/2009
at L.A. Times - Politics
The president acknowledges some mistakes in action and rhetoric but maintains that he made the difficult choices necessary to defend the nation.
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By offering a wistful and introspective closing argument to the American people who elected him twice but then lost confidence in him, retiring President George W. Bush is attempting to write the first draft of his own history.
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