How did Bush’s personality affect his decision making?

Not only did this trait enable Bush to accept compromise, and even defeat, but it also made him comfortable in surrounding himself with high quality, formidable advisers without fear that they would outshine him. – These characteristics aided Bush as he led the U.S. response to the September 2001 terrorist attacks. Once detached from foreign policy matters, Bush’s “emotional intelligence,” “self-assurance,” and “calm-determination” worked to his advantage as he coached the country through the crisis. – After 9/11 he shifted his attention to the new war on terrorism and the threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which rationalized the invasion of Iraq in March 2003. – Bush once insisted on a disciplined, organized structure and process that kept his staff tightly focused on his themes and preferences, he now relied on a more “improvisational administration” that called for close interaction with his war cabinet, known as the Vulcans. – James David Barber argues that a willingness to learn from mistakes is characteristics of active-positive presidents.

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