Bush funeral

[Bengalzona]

(12-07-2018, 05:27 PM)Dill Wrote: Agree with you there. That was amazing. 28 countries beside the U.S. on the battlefield.  And the Saudis footed a chunk of the bill too--billions of dollars.

So many unsung positives in that action--working through the UN, setting a limited goal and sticking to it, refusing to "break" Iraq, turning Kuwait back over to the Kuwaitis, getting the troops back home when it was done. Respect for the US in the Middle East was at a high point.

Such a contrast to the Iraq War.  Just as Trump helps us see how "presidential" all past presidents really were, so does Bush 2's Iraq War help us understand the success of the Gulf War, in conception, execution, and consequence.

I have become a little more gracious to Bush 2 since he left office. I tend to call the Iraq War "Cheney's War" now.

Or better yet, "Cheney's National Hunting Party".