“Just out of curiosity, what does George Bush have to do with this,”
Absolutely nothing, he was trying to create allies there. I don’t think ISIS-controlled oil wells were in his plan.
This is why he should be hopping mad.
“If Obama needs prodding to act and to do the right thing, that job belongs to Congress, the Media and the Citizenry.”
And W should be using the bully pulpit to prod Congress, the Media and the Citizenry.
Why? So they can remind him that all of this is his fault? That makes no sense. We should have left Saddam in power...and you don't have to be a Monday morning QB to have seen this coming. Anyone who knows anything about middle eastern culture could have told him back in 2003 that setting up a democracy and "allies" was a pipe dream. If he (W) had REALLY wanted to have a war on terror....he should have used air power to dismantle Hezbollah, Hamas and Iran.
And for the record...I served over there...did my job. Was there when it all started (actually arrived in mid Feb in theatre).
This is called the law of unintended consequences. We didn't learn the lesson in the 50's with Mossadegh...we didn't learn it with the Shah...we didn't learn it with the Mujahidin...and we did it again in Iraq.