Bush's Last Year Will be Heavy on Travel.

WASHINGTON -- Eight years ago, George W. Bush's stay-at-home proclivities, seen by some as evidence of a lack of interest in the world beyond U.S. borders, became a troublesome issue as he ran for the White House.

Simon Serfaty, an expert on Europe and international security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, said the travel suggested a president "going in all directions...looking for one, two, three successful initiatives to allow him to be remembered as someone who looked at the world beyond Iraq."

To apply a mile-to-benefit ratio, does Serfaty think the travel will be worth it?

"I would not bet much money on it," he said.

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