Bush leaves Obama legacy of wars, uneasy relations, slump
China Daily | Updated: 2009-01-15 07:40
At noon on Jan 20, George W. Bush hands successor Barack Obama two unfinished wars and a worldwide economic meltdown and leaves historians the job of judging his tumultuous eight-year presidency.
The 43rd US president also bequeaths the controversial global "war on terror" that he credits for protecting the United States after the September 11, 2001 attack - the worst strike ever on US soil.
Bush, 62, will also leave behind a Middle East still in flames, uneasy relations with Russia, and, his supporters say, vastly improved ties with Brazil, China, and India.
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