RIP George H Bush

[brettdale]

He did a lot of good in his retirement doing charity work and such.

[Snackshack]

1. R.I.P. Mr. President.

[Coventina]

2. Can't disagree more.

OK, it seems I need to add:

Members of the BFEE deserve to rot in hell.

[Polybius]

16. What's BFFE?

Google tells me it's the Battlefield 3 community, but I highly doubt you mean Bush was playing video games.

[Coventina]

19. Bush Family Evil Empire

It was an acronym used a lot here in the Bush years.

[whathehell]

28. Maybe you should tell us how you really feel..

[grantcart]

3. He not only volunteered for service in WWII but volunteered for one of the most

Dangerous jobs.

That is one honorable thing that he did and it deserves respect.

[UniteFightBack]

4. Like my Dad he signed up right after Pearl Harbor and there was no stopping him. nt

[kozar]

5. Amen to these posts

I didn't always agree with your politics, but RIP GBH

Thank you for your service

Koz

[rustysgurl]

6. I disagreed with a lot of his politics ...

... but he was a loving family man, and he served his country. For that he deserves my respect. I knew he wouldn't be far behind his Barbara. May he rest in peace.

[Just a Weirdo]

7. ADA was the good thing among a few that he did good

In his life.

[OAITW r.2.0]

8. Please explain what this guy did that makes him great.

I met him at Biddeford Pool, ME in 2006 when they shut down the harbor for Bush. I asked him, what was the point of invading Iraq. He said "nice to me you". Fuck Him. BTW, pretty sure he had a girlfriend, lets see if there is any mention of that.

[CentralMass]

11. Iraq had invaded Kuwait and asked for help from the U.S and Arab states

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_Kuwait

"The Invasion of Kuwait on 2 August 1990 was a two-day operation conducted bIraq against the neighboring state of Kuwait, which resulted in the seven-month-long Iraqi occupation of the country. This invasion and Iraq's subsequent refusal to withdraw from Kuwait by a deadline mandated by the United Nations[8] led to military intervention by a United Nations-authorized coalition of forces led by the United States. These events came to be known as the first Gulf War and resulted in the expulsion of Iraqi forces from Kuwait and the Iraqis setting 600 Kuwaiti oil wells on fire during their retreat"

That United Nations authorized coaltion was comprised of 33 countries.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_the_Gulf_War

[OAITW r.2.0]

14. Father and Son destroyed Iraq. Hope we understand this.

[CentralMass]

15. The United Nations had given Saddam Hussein ample time to withdraw from Kuwait.

He refused. It was actually a 35 country U.N. authorized coalition. Gulf War I was considerably different then the second Gulf War. Civilian loss of life and civilian property damage was minimal. The targets were military.

On the other hand Dubya, Cheney and Rumsfeld's bogus adventure was a catastrophic cluster f.ck

[OAITW r.2.0]

17. Kuwait was slant drilling into the Iraqi oil fields.

Read this by the US Ambassador in Iraq at the time-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Glaspie

[CentralMass]

18. That claim was disputed and others claimed it was a smoke screen

used a a pretense by Saddam Hussein to inade Kuwait to plunder its wealth and gain access to 200 miles of Persion Gulf coast.

Kuwait had its own terrority over the Rumaila oil fields and the topic of slant drilling is mentioned in the NYT article linked below. The firms drilling the
Oil and other experts said that only vertical drilling was ocurring.

https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/03/world/confrontation-in-the-gulf-the-oilfield-lying-below-the-iraq-kuwait-dispute.html

[Just a Weirdo]

9. A Republican family friend

Died this afternoon. He was supposed to die around the same time as my dad. That old SOB didn't kick it until 4.5 years later. He'll get a kick out of this too. But Burt was a damn good family man. Going to miss him too.

[mr_lebowski]

10. Not gonna speak ill of the dead ... RIP President Bush ...

He actually was the last GOP POTUS worthy of any semblance of respect, come to think of it ... at least he served his Country.

Godspeed, Sir ...

[OhioBlue]

12. He was President when I graduated.

I received a Presidential award for athletics and scholarship. I believe (my memory isn't quite clear) that I was the only female in my class to receive that specific award which came with a certificate that had his signature (auto pen or stamp). I do remember feeling very honored by it. Upon reflection, it is little bit sad, that I know that is the last time I would have ever felt honored by an award from one of our Republican Presidents. Even though I wasn't old enough to vote, I did support Dukakis in the '88 election, but life went on and HW was President and I was honored by the acknowledgement from his office. I couldn't say I would have felt the same about W or trump.

Peace and Vibes to his family.

[tavernier]

13. Thank you for your service.

[912gdm]

20. RIP and I won't speak ill

I am sad, not with his passing, but being reminded of my grandmother who died 3 years ago, and my other grandmother who died one and a half years ago. They were both WW2 generation and the last survivors of that period in the family's history.

I feel for their family, but I remember my family's loss.

Miss ya Ruth, Elsbeth, Bob, Henry, Robert, Roland and all the siblings I never met because I was born after you died.

[brettdale]

21. Point of Light

[Raine]

22. R-I-P Mr President

[Awsi Dooger]

23. Many posters here tonight disgraced themselves in these threads

This OP is a refreshing exception along with many of the posts within

[whathehell]

29. Bush Sr. voted against Medicare, calling it "Socialism" while a Congressman

back in the 1960's.

That said, I understand your revulsion at the "grave dancing" of some here.

[Skidmore]

24. As opposed as I was to the wars in Iraq,

I appreciate that HW respected the limits of the power of the presidency, something his son's VP didn't. He respected our institutions. ADA was a gift to people with disabilities. He didn't have to sign tHarkin's bill, but he helped to change the quality of life for millions. I disagreed with his politics and his patrician view, did not vote for him, but my view of his passing is tempered by the realization of what that generation fought to defend. We have only to look at what we have now to understand how easily our democracy can be lost. His service is done and the good he did should be honored as much as the ill condemned.

[allgood33]

25. RiP and thank you for your service.

[gademocrat7]

26. Thank you for your service.

Rest In Peace, President G.H.W. Bush.

[get the red out]

27. Indeed

I respected this man, I don't have to agree with a politician's policies in order to do that.

[Vinca]

30. He was more than bluster . . . unlike what we've got today.

I didn't agree with him much of the time, but I thought he served his country with pride in both the military and in government. His family loved him and he had a long, productive life. What more can anyone ask for?

[Norbert]

31. I hope he is reunited with his wife and young daughter now.

I thank him for his service. He could have opted out but chose not to. For that I will be forever grateful/