LOL, well, they all have an agenda, but I agree that Bush's seemed more personal than most.
I think - and of course, this is just conjecture, since I've never had to face such a thing, lol - that anytime you have a change of hands (in leadership) during a war, the best idea is to leave that element as status quo. I think the risks of making sweeping changes within the war department while mired in a given war are too great. jmo though...