Bush spoke often of regime change and a “freedom agenda,” with supporters citing the role of American military occupation in the democratization of Germany and Japan after World War II. But the Bush administration was careless in its use of historical analogies and reckless in its inadequate preparation for an effective occupation.
布什常常提起政权更迭和“自由计划”，支持者甚至举出二战后美军占领实现德日民主化的例子。但布什政府随意运用历史比喻，对如何有效占领缺乏充分的准备。