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Jeb Bush Says His Brother's Security 'Mission Was Accomplished' in Iraq
http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-08-13/jeb-bush-says-his-brother-s-security-mission-was-accomplished-in-iraqJeb Bush defended some of his brother's Iraq war decisions as president while also seeking to pivot the conversation toward warmer feelings some Americans had for George W. Bush in the aftermath of the terror attacks of Sept. 11.
Speaking at a national security forum in Davenport, Iowa, on Thursday, the Republican presidential candidate acknowledged that his brother's record on prosecuting the war and its aftermath wasn't perfect as he tried to balance his own outlook and reconcile the implicit connection he has to some of his brother's unpopular decisions.
“I think people have every right to be critical of decisions that were made,” the former Florida governor said. “In 2009, Iraq was fragile, but secure.”
The “mission was accomplished” when it came to Iraq's security at the end of his brother's time in the White House, Bush said.
Speaking at a national security forum in Davenport, Iowa, on Thursday, the Republican presidential candidate acknowledged that his brother's record on prosecuting the war and its aftermath wasn't perfect as he tried to balance his own outlook and reconcile the implicit connection he has to some of his brother's unpopular decisions.
“I think people have every right to be critical of decisions that were made,” the former Florida governor said. “In 2009, Iraq was fragile, but secure.”
The “mission was accomplished” when it came to Iraq's security at the end of his brother's time in the White House, Bush said.
