Gulf War 1990-1991, sure.
But I'm pretty sure there was another Bush later who had different plans.
Yeah, the W thingy. It is a little bit cloudy to me at this point, but wasn’t it sold to us on the premise that he was killing his own people, had weapons of mass destruction and helped to fund terrorism. It was not about exporting democracy.
Still, there is the issue of the hole that is left that must be filled. Had we not left under the Obama administration we would likely be seeing a completely different situation. That does not mean it was a good idea. It does mean that it did not have to become the disaster it has become.