First--the comparisons: both presidents invaded Iraq. Both presidents dealt with recessions. Both presidents came from rich families. Now, for the contrasts--George H.W. Bush was vice-president under Reagan and was able to use Reagan's popularity to get to the White House in 1988. Of course, this backfired as he had to raise taxes to pay for Reagan's agenda and he was blamed for a recession in 1992 as well. The highest executive office George W. Bush held was governor of Texas and while there was a recession on his watch, his tax cuts were quite popular and he enjoyed two terms in office. George H.W. Bush's invasion of Iraq was not controversial as Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and America went to war with a coalition of Western nations and Arab allies. George W. Bush's invasion of Iraq was an effort spearheaded by America with British assistance in order to find weapons of mass destruction. It was quite controversial as the weapons were never found though American involvement in Iraq continues today.
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