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Aristus

(66,310 posts) Mon Dec 3, 2018, 12:12 PM Dec 2018

George H. W. Bush was Commander-In-Chief when I was in the Gulf in 1991.

I had voted for him three years before, so I didn't have a problem with that.

The best I'll say for him is that at least he had the good sense not to invade Baghdad, and to leave Saddam Hussein where he was. He knew what an endless bloodbath invading and occupying would be. Too bad he couldn't convince his colossal fuck-up of a son of that.

Anyone who thinks Iraq wasn't sufficiently punished for invading Kuwait never saw the 'Highway Of Death'.

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George H. W. Bush was Commander-In-Chief when I was in the Gulf in 1991. (Original Post) Aristus Dec 2018 OP

It was obvious daddy Bush was quite ticked at the idiot son for invading/occupying Iraq. Hoyt Dec 2018 #1

Kuwait needed us Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2018 #2

It was Pappy's Ambassador who stated the US had no opinion on Iraq invading Kuwait denbot Dec 2018 #3

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. It was obvious daddy Bush was quite ticked at the idiot son for invading/occupying Iraq.

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Mon Dec 3, 2018, 12:38 PM

Dec 2018

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,315 posts)

2. Kuwait needed us

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Mon Dec 3, 2018, 12:57 PM

Dec 2018

We needed Bush as C-in-C for that.

I think he should have stepped in sooner at the end to devise a political solution instead of leaving the military to sort things out after military objectives were clearly won, but whatdoIknow.

denbot

(9,899 posts)

3. It was Pappy's Ambassador who stated the US had no opinion on Iraq invading Kuwait

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Mon Dec 3, 2018, 01:52 PM

Dec 2018

That alone gave rise to the gulf wars, in a failed attempt to get him re-elected.

I was in the Gulf when he and Casey asked the Iranians to hold the Hostages to help Ronnie Ray-gun get elected.

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