This week in our series, we continue the story of the presidency of George W. Bush.George W. Bush began his second term -- and fifth year in office -- in January two thousand five.Early in his first term, terrorists had carried out the worst attacks in United States history.President Bush declared a war on terror and led the country into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.In his second inaugural address, he promised to continue fighting to defeat terrorism and increase democracy around the world."So it is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture,with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world."He also talked about his goals at home and what he called America's ideal of freedom."In America's ideal of freedom, citizens find the dignity and security of economic independence instead of laboring on the edge of subsistence.This is the broader definition of liberty that motivated the Homestead Act, the Social Security Act, and the GI Bill of Rights...
