George W. Bush's operational code is very different. Whereas Clinton took a cerebral approach to policy, Bush has described himself as more a "gut" player than an intellectual (Daalder & Lindsay, 2003:7). Perhaps stemming from his profound religious convictions, Bush, more than Clinton, is apt to see the world in right-versus wrongterms For him, not only were the terrorists who launched the 9/11 attacks analogous to the fascists of the 1930s, but countries suspected of abetting terrorism were part of an axis of evil. This belief also disposes Bush to see the world as a more inescapably dangerous place than did Clinton. It also makes Bush much more willing to follow a unilateralist path in pursuit of what he believes to be right, whereas the less doctrinaire Clinton was more open to multilateral diplomacy. In this sense, Bush is something of a classic realist. Yet there is also a liberal element in his strong sense of what he sees as the goodness of America and its mission to make the world into a better place by promoting democracy, free enterprise, and generally what he might term the "American way" (Rhodes, 2003). This urge is very much part of the Bush Doctrine, and it also played a role in his decision to invade Iraq to begin a process of democratization in the Middle East as well as oust Saddam Hussein. As one analyst has written "it is impossible to understand Bush's presidential character without fully appreciating his profoundly small d' democratic beliefs" (Dilulio, 2003:3).