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Why did international support dropped so much in the second term of bushs presidency

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Answers will vary, but should note that:

Bush entered into the Iraq War with very little international support; in fact, he did so against the objections of the U.N. and several allies.

The main argument for going to war with Iraq—preemptive capture of weapons of mass destruction—proved to be based on false or dubious evidence.

Episodes of torture at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay shocked the world and tarnished the United States' image.

Many countries viewed the United States' continued (and increasing) presence in Iraq as causing more conflict in the region than helping.

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I would say that if this refers to George W. Bush, then his lying about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq didn't help him internationally and the fact that he was a war monger who invaded Iraq and Afghanistan and bombed civilians didn't help his image.
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