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Originally Posted by Colin

The POTUS has no real power..

He's mearly a figurehead to parade before the masses.

There are others unknown [as yet] that wield the real power & play the role/roles of puppetmaster to the POTUS

..and the same statement applies to all major world leaders

Bush was a scapegoat. He wouldn't know which hand to wipe his backside with unless somebody told him [and reminded him to use loo roll]

YOu got that right!