[euram]

Not only was George W a disaster, the old man was a disaster as well. Trump should have pointed out that it was Bush 1’s inept ambassador to Iraq that told Hussein that the US had no interest in inter-Arab conflicts, and took no side in their dispute with Kuwait over their border. Hussein took that as a green light to invade Kuwait. Bush 1 then decided that he wanted get us involved in a war in the Middle East at Israel’s behest, and at the behest of some oil companies.

Bush 2 decided to take out Hussein because he felt that Hussein’s continued rule over Iraq was affront to Bush1.

Thousands of our men died so that Bush 2 and Bush 1 could feel like big men.

How’d that “kinder gentler conservatism” work out? Not very well.

We’ve had 2 too many Bushes, and Jeb needs to be kicked to the curb.

[dfwgator]

Bush 2 decided to take out Hussein because he felt that Hussein’s continued rule over Iraq was affront to Bush1.

"That N---- tried to kill my father."

[TigersEye]

Bush 2 decided to take out Hussein because he felt that Hussein’s continued rule over Iraq was affront to Bush1.

Right. These things had no influence...

Let's set the context first. We were in a state of war with Iraq, under a cease fire.

• 1. Iraqi provocation of American planes patrolling the no-fly zone. "More than 42,000 sorties were flown during that time. Iraqi surface-to-air missiles and other anti-aircraft systems targeted ONW aircrews on nearly every flight." (That sounds like 42,000 reasons to me but I'll only count it as one. I doubt you care whether any American or British planes get shot down.)
• 2. Saddam defied 17 UN resolutions that were a result of his losing the war. (again, that should count as 17 reasons but you get a break because I wouldn't want you to cry if you had to face reality.)
• 3. Saddam tried to assassinate a former U.S. President.
• 4. Saddam was killing the Marsh Arabs in southern Iraq that we had promised protection.
• 5. Iraq's nuclear weapons program.
• 6. Iraq's biological weapons program.
• 7. Iraq's chemical weapons program.
• 8. Saddam's extensive cooperation with terrorists.

I left out the 500,000+ people Saddam had killed because, after all, neither you nor I care about those filthy little brown people. Right? /s