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marmar

(77,807 posts)
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 10:54 AM Aug 2015

Jeb Bush recycles neocon criminals


Jeb Bush on Friday identified Paul Wolfowitz, one of the architects of the Iraq war, as one of his foreign-policy advisers.

The comment came as the former Florida governor was answering questions at the Iowa State Fair. The question wasn’t audible, but Bush’s reply was.

“Paul Wolfowitz is providing some advice,” he said. “I get most of my advice from a team we have in Miami, Fla.” Wolfowitz had been reported to have been an adviser to Bush, but this is believed to be the first time the Republican presidential candidate spelled that out.


Bush did explain the challenges he has in crafting his own reputation for foreign policy with the team of advisers he has.

“If they have any executive experience, they have had to deal with two Republican administrations,” he said. With a smile, he asked: “Who were the people that were presidents the last two Republican administrations?” ...............(more)

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/jeb-bush-says-paul-wolfowitz-is-a-foreign-policy-adviser-2015-08-14




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Jeb Bush recycles neocon criminals (Original Post) marmar Aug 2015 OP
It is terrible H2O Man Aug 2015 #1
Wolfowitz worked for Rumsfeld Angry Dragon Aug 2015 #2
Yep, he himself is recycled trash. Rex Aug 2015 #3
Jeb is running an awful campaign..... Good! Adrahil Aug 2015 #4
Is there a neocon that is not a criminal? n/t PowerToThePeople Aug 2015 #5
There's a rumor he's going to hire Dick Cheney to help select his future VP aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2015 #6
Hey, that's really, really cold...and unfair to goats and caterpillars everywhere. libdem4life Aug 2015 #7
... Faux pas Aug 2015 #8
Jeb is a neocon Gothmog Aug 2015 #9

H2O Man

(74,814 posts)
1. It is terrible
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 11:13 AM
Aug 2015

to think that hideous war criminals such as Paul W are being prepared for a return to power. But they are. And that is something that all of us should be fully aware of, as 2016 approaches.

aint_no_life_nowhere

(21,925 posts)
6. There's a rumor he's going to hire Dick Cheney to help select his future VP
Sat Aug 15, 2015, 12:26 PM
Aug 2015

And I understand he's taken to reading My Pet Goat and The Hungry Caterpillar to expand his world view.

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