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George W Bush and Barack Obama in the White House

George W Bush admits the invasion of Iraq was a mistake.

It was in a television interview with the ABC on Monday that the president, who is counting his last days in the White House, admitted the blunder. He said that his biggest regret from his entire eight year old presidency were the invasion of Iraq in 2003, based on false claims about Saddam Hussein possessing weapons of mass destruction.

When questioned if he still would have ordered an invasion of Iraq knowing that there was no such weapons, Bush declined to speculate on it.

Bush also admitted that he was not prepared to be president of a country in war, but that the unexpected comes with being a president. On the basis of his regrets President Bush underlined that he is not the only to blame; members of the Congress and world leaders all took part in the allegations and decision making. In the last years the president has had to answer to a long line of accusations regarding his presidency, especially about the war in Iraq and the September 11 terrorist attacks. His actions has left him as one of the most unpopular presidents on record.

A third admission from Bush was in regard to that he feels a certain responsibility for the financial crisis, as it takes place within his presidency, but claimed that most of the crisis has roots in Wall Street decisions.

Bush has just under two months left in the White House as the President of the United States.