“And I don’t think Jeb Bush can carry that torch.”
Nether his father or his brother could carry the torch. They may have been quick to deploy the U.S. Military abroad but both were weak when it came to protecting the border, economic issues, fiscal responsibility, and protecting individual liberty. Neither aggressively fought statism, the opposition party, the Wall Street banking cartel, or the leftist media propaganda.
In the six years since George W. Bush left office, the nation’s descent has accelerated, the standard of living for the average family has plummeted, individual liberties have been eroded as government has increased its intrusion into every aspect of life, and the social order has been fraying. The country is dying yet neither former president Bush will speak out. Why would Jeb be any different?
No offense, but our standard used to be "deploy the US military abroad WITH THE WILL, THE RESOURCES, THE TACTICS AND THE STRATEGY TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY".
Way, way too many conservatives think the beginning, the middle, and the end of a conservative military policy is "support the troops" as they wander around aimlessly getting killed or maimed in support of some pansy-ass politician's idea (George W. Bush, I'm talking to you) of a non-offensive war plan.
On September 25, 2001, when Operation Infinite Justice was re-named Operation Enduring Freedom because "Only Allah can dispense infinite justice", the troops should have been stood down right then and there until they had a commander-in-chief with balls.