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Originally Posted by Ohio
I lost a lot of respect for the Bush family, father and sons, after they publicly criticized the Trump presidency.
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For those against "dirty politics" seems they should be saying something about the legacy of Bush. Yes the Gulf war is a big part but let's make sure we really know the full story.
The year before our military invaded Panama and took Noriega because apparently he was selling drugs. The reality was this was a dress rehearsal for the Gulf war. They tested out all kinds of military hardware including stealth fighters, smart bombs and even lasers. They also worked on shutting out the press from reporting on any of it. Noriega was a CIA contact of Bush that he was more than happy to double cross. What they really accomplished was not about drugs (which we now know was as much a CIA operation as anything) but rather a way to annul the agreement Carter made to give Panama control of the canal.
The Gulf war was the same. Bush did the double cross on Saddam giving him a wink that suggested he could take Kuwait without the US intervening.
Not sure what Bush accomplished besides a trillion dollar war that we are still fighting almost 30 years later.