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==War on Terror==

=== George W. Bush ===
{{Main|1=War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|2=War in Iraq}}
Following the [[September 11 attacks]], his administration, along with a NATO coalition, undertook a [[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|war in Afghanistan]] to remove the [[Taliban]] government, which it believe had harbored [[al-Qaeda]], the group responsible for the attacks. Bush told Congress:
:The Taliban must act and act immediately. They will hand over the terrorists, or they will share in their fate.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=64731&st=&st1= |title=Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the United States Response to the Terrorist Attacks of September 11 |last=Bush |first=George W. |date=20 September 2001 |website=The American Presidency Project |access-date=2017-12-21}}</ref>
While the initial invasion succeeded in removing the Taliban from state power, after twenty years of a US military presence which was extremely unpopular both in Afghanistan and the US and was met with a Taliban insurgency, the [[Barack Obama]], [[Donald Trump]], and later [[Joe Biden]] administrations withdrew all US troops from Afghanistan, and in 2021 [[2021 Taliban offensive|the Taliban returned to power]].

Similarly, Bush opposed the regime of [[Saddam Hussein]] in Iraq, labeling the regime as part of an "[[axis of evil]]", which also included Iran and North Korea.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29644 |title=Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union |last=Bush |first=George W. |date=29 January 2002 |website=The American Presidency Project |access-date=2017-12-21}}</ref> Additionally, the administration falsely claimed to believe Hussein possessed [[Iraq and weapons of mass destruction|weapons of mass destruction]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29645 |title=Address Before a Joint Session of the Congress on the State of the Union |last=Bush |first=George W. |date=January 28, 2003 |website=American Presidency Project |access-date=2017-12-21}}</ref> As a result, in March 2003, the U.S. military invaded Iraq and overthrew Hussein's regime.