Controversial Policies

" Under state designate Hillary Clinton told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today. But the Obama administration will pursue a foreign policy that is a marriage of principles and pragmatism not rigid ideology. Her comments echo a frequent criticism of President Bush's approach. But in tonight's report on the bush legacy White House correspondent Wendell Goler explains that for the outgoing leader foreign policy was often about much more."

" Five months after taking office president George W. Bush first met Russian president Vladimir Putin Charlotte commanding and I. I can be very straightforward. And trustworthy the last time they spoke at the Beijing Olympics Mr. Bush felt betrayed him by claiming the Russian military attack on Georgia was purely defensive. Russia must keep its word. An act to end this crisis. Foreign policy was personal for President Bush the world leaders he wanted to persuade be invited to his ranch in Texas sort of Camp David outside Washington. It's personal -- wasn't always successful but. Those leaders he didn't like got a cold shoulder. Some experts consider NATO's expansion to be mr. Bush's greatest foreign policy achievements to help the global alliance it help the war on terror. It also made the president -- hero in Eastern Europe. But it was slow poison for US Russian relations made more toxic by the push for a missile defense system in Poland the Czech Republic. Which Moscow says it would make them targets for its nuclear missile it was a film that example we will have to -- target the missiles to the targets that threaten our security. Often accused the back to the Lowell the president -- listed six nations in the effort to try and convince Iran to end its uranium enrichment. And a different group to try and convince North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons but experts say each effort was frustrated in part. By the example -- set in Iraq."

" He made a lot of people worry that he would. Follow up on the invasion of Iraq -- invasion of Iran. We're North Korea or Syria or Cuba or maybe all for Mr. Bush was the first US president to publicly call for Palestinian state."

" Time is arrived for everyone in this conflict. To choose peace. But the road map to peace couldn't negotiate obstacles like Yasser Arafat's self serving leadership. And the US push for Palestinian elections that the terrorist group Hamas winning a number of seats in parliament. Hamas then staged a coup in Gaza and Israeli Palestinian negotiations became virtually impossible. You deny the president's foreign -- success is emergency program for aids relief provides life sustaining treatment for ten million people. America's distribution of that -- saved fifteen million Africans from malaria. Liberian president Ellen certainly Johnson honored Vista with this poll what do legacies to suppress. It's often said presidents look overseas for praise when things turned sour at home. And George W. Bush had his share of domestic ups and downs as we'll see in our next to reports at the White House Wendell Goler. Fox News."