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Bush's father opposed Iraqi invasion
WASHINGTON — A new book on the Bush political dynasty claims former President George H.W. Bush opposed last year's invasion of Iraq.
In "The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty," Peter and Rochelle Schweizer cite as evidence a summer 2002 interview in which the older Bush's sister said her brother had expressed "anguish" about the preparations for war. "But do they have an exit strategy?" the former president is quoted as saying.
"Although he never went public with them," the authors assert, "the president's own father shared many of (the) concerns" of Brent Scowcroft, his national-security adviser and a leading war opponent.
Predictiably, top Bush aide Jean Becker clumsily denied the claims. "From the very first day, President Bush 41 generally supported the president on the war in Iraq," she said, referring to the current president's father. "He had few reservations."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001897435_iraqdig07.html/URL
Bush's father opposed Iraqi invasion
WASHINGTON — A new book on the Bush political dynasty claims former President George H.W. Bush opposed last year's invasion of Iraq.
In "The Bushes: Portrait of a Dynasty," Peter and Rochelle Schweizer cite as evidence a summer 2002 interview in which the older Bush's sister said her brother had expressed "anguish" about the preparations for war. "But do they have an exit strategy?" the former president is quoted as saying.
"Although he never went public with them," the authors assert, "the president's own father shared many of (the) concerns" of Brent Scowcroft, his national-security adviser and a leading war opponent.
Predictiably, top Bush aide Jean Becker clumsily denied the claims. "From the very first day, President Bush 41 generally supported the president on the war in Iraq," she said, referring to the current president's father. "He had few reservations."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001897435_iraqdig07.html/URL
