Jeb Bush Won't Talk About Wars His Brother Started

[Synthaholic]

Jeb Bush won't talk about wars his brother started?

Well, yeah, no shit, Sherlock.

Would you betray your own brother to the howling mob?

Why on earth would he have to betray him?

He can either defend Shrub, which will please part of the Electorate, while causing part of the Electorate to howl.

Or he can condemn Shrub, which will please part of the Electorate, while causing part of the Electorate to howl.

Either way, it dredges-up old shit, and throws his brother to the mob once again.

Not to mention armchair-quarterbacking a sibling who has already taken a helluva lot of heat.

I wouldn't do it to my brother.

If Jeb has any character, neither will he.

There's always the option of being honest, whichever way that sits with the voters. He was a strong supporter of the war and his brother's handling of it. Now he must answer for it. If it was the right judgement, he should be able to defend it.

Any chance of that happening?

He certainly must answer questions about PNAC, and it's thinly-veiled wish for another Pearl Harbor in order to change public opinion about Neo-Conservative adventurism, militarily, overseas.

That will be interesting then, because Hillary also supported the war with actual votes. If we're going to get all worked up and stuff about Jeb SAYING some things, she has a LOT more to answer for because of her VOTE. Somehow though, I doubt the screechers demanding Jeb's head on a platter for this will manufacture the same outrage for her.

See my answer a few posts ago.

There is a big difference: Jeb! supported the decision to invade Iraq. Hillary never supported the decision to invade, but she did support the decision to leave it up to George W. Bush.

 

[Kosh]

Jeb Bush won't talk about wars his brother started?

Well, yeah, no shit, Sherlock.

Would you betray your own brother to the howling mob?

Why on earth would he have to betray him?

He can either defend Shrub, which will please part of the Electorate, while causing part of the Electorate to howl.

Or he can condemn Shrub, which will please part of the Electorate, while causing part of the Electorate to howl.

Either way, it dredges-up old shit, and throws his brother to the mob once again.

Not to mention armchair-quarterbacking a sibling who has already taken a helluva lot of heat.

I wouldn't do it to my brother.

If Jeb has any character, neither will he.

There's always the option of being honest, whichever way that sits with the voters. He was a strong supporter of the war and his brother's handling of it. Now he must answer for it. If it was the right judgement, he should be able to defend it.

Any chance of that happening?

He certainly must answer questions about PNAC, and it's thinly-veiled wish for another Pearl Harbor in order to change public opinion about Neo-Conservative adventurism, militarily, overseas.

That will be interesting then, because Hillary also supported the war with actual votes. If we're going to get all worked up and stuff about Jeb SAYING some things, she has a LOT more to answer for because of her VOTE. Somehow though, I doubt the screechers demanding Jeb's head on a platter for this will manufacture the same outrage for her.

See my answer a few posts ago.

There is a big difference: Jeb! supported the decision to invade Iraq. Hillary never supported the decision to invade, but she did support the decision to leave it up to George W. Bush.

And the far left shows they will do all they can to cover the fact they support Obama's illegal wars..

 

[Synthaholic]

Schiavo's execution

She wasn't executed.

 

[Kondor3]

Personally, I don't see Jeb as being obliged to defend the 'Pearl Harbor' catalyzing observation, given its basis in logic and subsequent factual developments.

I think it's still his view - extreme Neo-Conservative - and if it isn't he needs to explain how it's not.

Note that Jeb! signed and co-authored PNAC, but brother George isn't a signatory.

I think Jeb! is even more extreme than George.

I dunno...

Hell, the guy really hasn't been on my scope, or that of most folks...

Did he govern according to so-called 'Neo-Conservative' principles while serving as Governor of Florida?

If so, what aspects of his governance would be considered remarkable or atypical (in a Neo-Conservative light) in this context?

 

[Kondor3]

Jeb Bush won't talk about wars his brother started?

Well, yeah, no shit, Sherlock.

Would you betray your own brother to the howling mob?

Why on earth would he have to betray him?

He can either defend Shrub, which will please part of the Electorate, while causing part of the Electorate to howl.

Or he can condemn Shrub, which will please part of the Electorate, while causing part of the Electorate to howl.

Either way, it dredges-up old shit, and throws his brother to the mob once again.

Not to mention armchair-quarterbacking a sibling who has already taken a helluva lot of heat.

I wouldn't do it to my brother.

If Jeb has any character, neither will he.

There's always the option of being honest, whichever way that sits with the voters. He was a strong supporter of the war and his brother's handling of it. Now he must answer for it. If it was the right judgement, he should be able to defend it.

Any chance of that happening?

He certainly must answer questions about PNAC, and it's thinly-veiled wish for another Pearl Harbor in order to change public opinion about Neo-Conservative adventurism, militarily, overseas.

That will be interesting then, because Hillary also supported the war with actual votes. If we're going to get all worked up and stuff about Jeb SAYING some things, she has a LOT more to answer for because of her VOTE. Somehow though, I doubt the screechers demanding Jeb's head on a platter for this will manufacture the same outrage for her.

See my answer a few posts ago.

There is a big difference: Jeb! supported the decision to invade Iraq. Hillary never supported the decision to invade, but she did support the decision to leave it up to George W. Bush.

Sounds like a bona fide 'Weasel-ing -out' to these ears...

 

[1stRambo]

No, Jeb is more on your side, that is why this Independent is not for him, but Walker and Cruz!!!

 

[1stRambo]

Yo, all you little puppet Socialist, listen up? Don`t waste your breath on Jeb! He is not the chosen one!

 

[regent]

[QUOTE
If Jeb makes it, Neil just might decide to be next. Sure Neil has made some bad business deals, but he still has the Bush name and he now knows how to use that name better than he did before Silverado.

 

[rdean]

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has no interest in "re-litigating" the costly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan which began under his brother's administration.

"I won't talk about the past," Bush said at a Friday press conference when asked how he would have handled the conflicts differently, according to The Washington Post. "I'll talk about the future. If I'm in the process of considering the possibility of running, it's not about re-litigating anything in the past. It's about trying to create a set of ideas and principles that will help us move forward."

The governor, who is almost certain to jump into the 2016 race, said that instead he would focus on a positive vision for the country that revolved around the future. He will elaborate on that vision when he delivers what his aides are describing as a major foreign policy address in Chicago next week.

It's unlikely Bush will be able to avoid the subject for long. Democrats are already pointing to his brother's legacy, which has left U.S. forces in the Middle East more than a decade after their initial deployment. Both the Iraq and Afghanistan wars remain unpopular -- with a 2013 poll finding majorities that said the campaigns were not worth the tremendous sacrifice. Some Republicans, too, are likely to criticize Bush over the matter. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), another would-be presidential candidate with libertarian leanings, has spoken out against false pretenses used to justify the war.

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"I won't talk about the past." Of course Jeb doesn't want to talk about the wars his brother started. Is he ashamed? However, if those wars had been popular - he wouldn't stop talking about them. Jeb has a rough row to hoe.

That's not true. This morning he said he was disappointed there were no WMD's.

 

[Synthaholic]

Do you think Jeb should use the same cop-out ( bad intelligence ) ?

The same cop-out George used? Sure. Gotta support the narrative. To say otherwise would be the throwing under the bus.

 

[Synthaholic]

Did he govern according to so-called 'Neo-Conservative' principles while serving as Governor of Florida?

If so, what aspects of his governance would be considered remarkable or atypical (in a Neo-Conservative light) in this context?

No, there really isn't a Neo-Con theory of economy that I know of. He was a typical tax-cut-for-the-rich/more-fees-for-the-rest Republican.

 

[Kosh]

Did he govern according to so-called 'Neo-Conservative' principles while serving as Governor of Florida?

If so, what aspects of his governance would be considered remarkable or atypical (in a Neo-Conservative light) in this context?

No, there really isn't a Neo-Con theory of economy that I know of. He was a typical tax-cut-for-the-rich/more-fees-for-the-rest Republican.

And the far left continue to run their religious propaganda without hesitation or question..

 

[Kondor3]

Do you think Jeb should use the same cop-out ( bad intelligence ) ?

The same cop-out George used? Sure. Gotta support the narrative. To say otherwise would be the throwing under the bus.

Yes.

The same one that Hillary will use.

The same one that damned-near every swinging d-kk on the Democrat side of the aisle has also used, in recent years.

Yeah... that one.

 

[Synthaholic]

Why on earth would he have to betray him?

He can either defend Shrub, which will please part of the Electorate, while causing part of the Electorate to howl.

Or he can condemn Shrub, which will please part of the Electorate, while causing part of the Electorate to howl.

Either way, it dredges-up old shit, and throws his brother to the mob once again.

Not to mention armchair-quarterbacking a sibling who has already taken a helluva lot of heat.

I wouldn't do it to my brother.

If Jeb has any character, neither will he.

There's always the option of being honest, whichever way that sits with the voters. He was a strong supporter of the war and his brother's handling of it. Now he must answer for it. If it was the right judgement, he should be able to defend it.

Any chance of that happening?

He certainly must answer questions about PNAC, and it's thinly-veiled wish for another Pearl Harbor in order to change public opinion about Neo-Conservative adventurism, militarily, overseas.

That will be interesting then, because Hillary also supported the war with actual votes. If we're going to get all worked up and stuff about Jeb SAYING some things, she has a LOT more to answer for because of her VOTE. Somehow though, I doubt the screechers demanding Jeb's head on a platter for this will manufacture the same outrage for her.

See my answer a few posts ago.

There is a big difference: Jeb! supported the decision to invade Iraq. Hillary never supported the decision to invade, but she did support the decision to leave it up to George W. Bush.

Sounds like a bona fide 'Weasel-ing -out' to these ears...

You don't remember the parade of Republicans insisting that Democrats not "tie the hands" of the Commander in Chief?

That an authorization didn't mean war, but it gave Bush every option, taking nothing off the table?

Remember all that?

 

[Synthaholic]

Do you think Jeb should use the same cop-out ( bad intelligence ) ?

The same cop-out George used? Sure. Gotta support the narrative. To say otherwise would be the throwing under the bus.

Yes.

The same one that Hillary will use.

The same one that damned-near every swinging d-kk on the Democrat side of the aisle has also used, in recent years.

Yeah... that one.

If she uses the intelligence excuse instead of explaining what she actually voted for, that would be stupid.

 

[TyroneSlothrop]

and no talking about Evolution because its evil....

 

[Luddly Neddite]

I saw part of an interview with Jeb today in which he said what the shrub had done in Iraq was "courageous".

What in the world would make him say such a thing?

 

[Lakhota]

I saw part of an interview with Jeb today in which he said what the shrub had done in Iraq was "courageous".

What in the world would make him say such a thing?

Apparently he admires liars.

 

[regent]

I'm not a Jeb fan but he isn't stupid enough to let libs drag him into their sewer.

I agree Bush's wars were sewers, but they are part of our problem today. If Jeb refuses to discuss Bush's wars he can pretty much refuse to discuss any problem simply claiming it's a family matter.

 

[cnm]

If she uses the intelligence excuse instead of explaining what she actually voted for, that would be stupid.

She can't excuse her speech though.