This was provoked by the yammering yahoos who are clamoring to place their preferred narratives in front of reality, e.g., Bush as War President again. I am surprised how they have been so effective in mudging the story over the years. Now if you think of him at all, you might have in mind his strutting like a peacock aboard the USS Lincoln in his little flight suit.
It wasn't like that. Really, it wasn't.