Question

when george h. w. bush became president, the us government was deep in debt. bush was forced to
start a war with iraq.
compromise with congress.
resign from office.
close the failing banks.

Explanation:

When George H. W. Bush became president, the U.S. government was in debt. To address fiscal issues, presidents often need to work with Congress (which controls spending and taxation). Starting a war (like the Gulf War was for other reasons like Kuwait's invasion), resigning (no indication of that), or closing banks (more a Federal Reserve/regulatory action in some cases not directly forced by debt as the main reason here) - compromise with Congress (to pass budgets, tax - spending measures) makes sense for debt - ridden government.

Answer:

compromise with Congress.