While his father lined up world support, and troops from over a dozen countries, for the first Gulf War, the son thought that allies were more hindrance than help; except for Tony Blair, he did not care to have them. Four years later, Bush’s arrogance and mendacity have been exposed for the entire world, including the American public, to see.
布什的自信和自我错觉带来的破坏被他对美国权力的过分高估进一步放大。他完全认为美国可以在追寻其外交政策方面我行我素，因为没人能够阻止他。当其父广揽全世界的支持，并集结了十几国的军队来发动第一次海湾战争时，其子却视盟友为羁绊多于帮助；除了布莱尔，他不在乎其他的盟友。四年以后，布什的傲慢和谎言在包括美国公众在内的全世界人民面前暴露出来。