In his 2000 presidential bid, George W. Bush famously promised “compassionate conservatism” and a humble foreign policy, but governed very differently, as when he decided to invade Iraq. Likewise, Woodrow Wilson and Lyndon Johnson campaigned on promises of peace, but each took America to war shortly after being elected.
在2000年竞逐总统之位时，小布什曾许下诺言要走“富有同情心的保守主义”路线并推行一套谦和的外交政策，但当他决定入侵伊拉克时却换了另一套执政方式。与之类似的还有伍德罗·威尔逊（Woodrow Wilson）和林登·约翰逊（Lyndon Johnson），两人在竞选时都大打和平牌，但却不约而同地在当选不久后把美国拖入了战争漩涡。