05-15-2015, 07:44 AM
(05-14-2015, 11:06 PM)Millhouse Wrote: He is probably sincere, as a lot of people have changed their minds in hindsight (including many democrats). I think this is a non-story though, as that what-if question can be brought up for what all past presidents have done.
Its like saying "Hey Hillary, back in the 1939 when FDR was prez, would you have turned away a ship of 900+ Jewish refugees from Germany like he did, in hindsight?"
Well, like I said, I think if he jumps completely into the fray the Iraq situation will be more of an issue for him than it will be for any other candidate, right or left, just because of the family issue. I get that we have had a lot of people change their minds over the years based upon current information, but his answer has evolved over the course of a week, which shows he may not even know his answer or may not agree with the answers he is giving in some way.
(05-14-2015, 11:33 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Is this really the best the Left has; a fluid answer to a hypothetical question?
It's an important one to both sides of the aisle, though. With Jeb being the third member of the Bush family seeking the Oval Office and the two before him both getting involved in that country, Iraq will be a topic he cannot avoid. Everyone, right, left, middle, upside-down, will all want to know about his opinions on that because it will be seen as a measure of his similarities or differences from his father and brother.
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