Why was president bush unable to enact any major domestic programs?

President George W. Bush was unable to enact large domestic programs mainly due to the enormous number of setbacks and swings that America suffered internationally during his presidency. Thus, most of his large-scale, high-media impact projects had to do with issues of foreign policy, defense and internal security, rather than with domestic policy programs.

Thus, the fact that in its first year in office America suffered the most devastating attack in its history on 9/11 implied that the country developed a foreign policy plan with the aim of ending terrorism, carrying out wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as numerous participations in other conflicts. In addition, the Department of Homeland Security was created and the PATRIOT Act was sanctioned, among other measures aimed at guaranteeing the safety of American citizens.

Subsequently and after the re-election of Bush in 2004, this type of external impact measures was continued, perhaps neglecting internal politics a little.

Bush's mismanagement of the economy was undoubtedly one of the causes of the 2008 crisis. In addition, his administration's response to the humanitarian crisis caused by Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana was also widely criticized for its incompetence.

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