George Bush Iraq war

Former president makes slip when speaking at his presidential library in Dallas on Wednesday.

It broke Iraq and set off a sectarian civil war in which hundreds of thousands of people died. There are whole books full of “Bushisms”, like his boast that people “misunderestimated” him, and how much he felt for single mothers “working hard to put food on your family”. I still do.”

WASHINGTON DC – George W Bush said what millions had been waiting years to hear. Speaking at an event on Wednesday 18 May, the former US president decried ...

The decision of the US to invade Iraq hung over its attempt to avert a Russian war in Ukraine. Ahead of Russia’s invasion, the Biden administration aggressively declassified intelligence that suggested that Russia was planning to stage an all-out assault on Ukraine, as indeed it was. The invasion of Iraq, much like Russia’s attack on Ukraine, demonstrated what happens when a leader’s personal conviction that a country must be invaded overshadows logic and humanity. Bush has, too, though, for the “intelligence failure”, not the war itself; he has also said that the worst moment of his presidency was when rapper Kanye West accused him of not caring about black people in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.) Russia’s UN ambassador, Vasily Nebenzya, was chairing a UN Security Council meeting as Russia invaded Ukraine this February.

Until now! By complete accident! Speaking at an event in Dallas about the state of democracy, Bush noted that Russian president Vladimir Putin has systemically ...

Then he shrugged his shoulders and muttered, “Iraq too,” before blaming the slip of the tongue on being 75. Many were and remain extremely angry about this, but, obviously, most of the individuals responsible have never admitted that the reason for the invasion and subsequent war was entirely baseless, that lives were taken in vain, and that the entire exercise, per U.S. intelligence agencies, became “the ‘cause célèbre’ for jihadists, breeding a deep resentment of U.S. involvement in the Muslim world and cultivating supporters for the global jihadist movement.” Until now! If you lived through the early 2000s or know someone who did, you’re probably aware of the fact that the George W. Bush administration invaded Iraq on false pretenses, that troops stayed there for nearly a decade, and that the prolonged conflict resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.

Former U.S. President George W. Bush is facing criticism after mistakenly describing the invasion of Iraq - which he led as commander in chief - as 'brutal' ...

The second strike in CFL history is over. 5 hr ago 5 hr ago 5 hr ago Canada is banning China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE, another Chinese company, from participating in the country's 5G wireless networks, citing national security and cybersecurity concerns. There are 17 suspected cases in the Montreal area. 5 hr ago 5 hr ago 5 hr ago 5 hr ago Canada is banning China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE, another Chinese company, from participating in the country's 5G wireless networks, citing national security and cybersecurity concerns. I still do.”