There’s only one word to describe the response to Jeb Bush’s recent defenses of his brother’s failed foreign policy: BRUTAL. At a closed-door event in New York, the not-yet candidate said George W. was one of closest advisers on international affairs. Following that jaw-dropper up with a FOX News interview where Jeb, knowing what we know now about the intelligence failures used to justify the war, said he would STILL have invaded Iraq in 2003. Perhaps Politico’s Roger Simon ties this up best: “So to fully appreciate the importance of Jeb’s revelation that George W. will be his chief adviser when it comes to the Mideast, you’ve got to keep in mind that Jeb’s entire campaign is built around one selling point: Jeb is the smart one in the family.”
POLITICO: Jeb keeps it all in the family
Washington Examiner: Jeb Bush’s disastrous defense of the Iraq War
Published: May 12, 2015