No Wonder Bush Didn’t Ask His Earthly Father..

[The Lone Liberal]

In A World Transformed by President G.H.W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft, published in 1998. G.H.W. explains why he allowed Saddam to stay in power, “ trying to eliminate Saddam…would have incurred incalculable human and political costs. Apprehending him was probably impossible… We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and in effect, rule Iraq… There was no viable ‘exit strategy’ we could see, violating another of our principals for handling aggression in the post-Cold War world. Going in and occupying Iraq, thus unilaterally exceeding the United Nations’ mandate, would have destroyed the precedent of international response to aggression that we hoped to establish. Had we gone the invasion route, the United States could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitter hostile land.”

bold added for emphasis.

If Bush read his father’s book he knew ahead of time what he would likely say. What am I saying he never read his father’s book.

Well, his heavenly father might have giving the same answer as his earthly father, if he had read that book. But, we all know George does not read, he only takes verbal advice.

[greatauntoftriplets]

1. Not true!!!!

His favorite book is "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". I imagine it is around his intelligence level, same as the 3 1/2 year old triplets. Okay, maybe the triplets have outgrown that idiot book.

Seriously, what you are saying is that Poppy numbnuts is not one of the guiding forces behind the regime -- and I had long thought he was. Interesting that Scowcroft was against this misadventure for some time. Perhaps Poppy is playing his cards close to his chest.

[justgamma]

2. I thought that I had heard an interview

with Poppy where he said that he did not agree with the Shrub. He said it was the one and only time you would hear him say it. I wish to goodness I could remember where it was.

[SummerGrace]

3. The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty

WASHINGTON - A new book on the Bush political dynasty claims former President George H.W. Bush opposed last year's invasion of Iraq.

In "The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty," Peter and Rochelle Schweizer cite as evidence a summer 2002 interview in which the older Bush's sister said her brother had expressed his "anguish" about the administration's preparations for war.

"But do they have an exit strategy?" the former President is quoted as worrying.

"Although he never went public with them," the authors assert, "the President's own father shared many of concerns" of Brent Scowcroft, his national security adviser and a leading war opponent.

These sources told The News that aside from his "exit-strategy" fears of a prolonged, bloody conflict, the ex-President is troubled that the war fractured the international coalition he painstakingly assembled to expel deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from Kuwait in 1991.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/181041p-157188c.html

[skooooo]

4. I have a feeling...

George W. doesn't get along with Poppy so well...I mean, who in their right mind wouldn't consult with their (former President) father in this situation???!

[NMDemDist2]

5. i agree-- I look at Jr's life and see him trying to outdo Daddy

and failing

There is some real hinkey stuff in that family i fear.

[kskiska]

6. He must hate the old man

I'll bet Poppy told him more than once that he'd never amount to anything. So * is now showing him. I'll bet Jeb hates * for usurping his place of honor in the family as the "chosen one." Jeb's political career is probably in the toilet now. There's the "dynasty" aspect, for one thing, as far as being a future presidential candidate.

[Tellurian]

7. Mama Bush promised Jebby...

the presidency after Jr is done..

[smirkymonkey]

8. And what do you know??

Poppy was right - monkey boy didn't amount to anything but an insane, lying, warmongering, drunken moron of son of a bitch. There's nothing more infuriating than having somebody predicting your failure and completely surpassing their negative assesment.

God - If you are there - please, please rid us of the plague called the Bush family - FOREVER!!

[Michael Harrington]

11. Most everyone

Who has the unfortunate job to watch that family agrees that the Old Man is closer to Jeb and that W is closer to that foul harpie he fell out of. It makes sense, considering how spiteful and vile she is...it's obviously been passed on to Chimpy.

[banana republican]

9. didn't know he could read n/t

[nomatrix]

10. Too good to pass up

Thanks for the saturday toons nostamj!

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