'Our Hearts Are Heavy': Former President George W. Bush Reacts To 'Tragic Events' In Afghanistan

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Former President George W. Bush, whose administration launched the war in Afghanistan following the 911 attacks nearly 20 years ago, released a statement late Monday night, August 16, on the Taliban seizing control of the Afghan government.

In a statement Mr. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush said, “Our hearts are heavy for both the Afghan people who have suffered so much and for the Americans and NATO allies who have sacrificed so much.”

Mr. Bush said the United States has a responsibility to secure safe passage for the Afghans who “have been on the forefront of progress inside their nation.”

Mr. Bush said, “Laura and I, along with the team at the Bush Center, stand ready as Americans to lend our support and assistance in this time of need. Let us all resolve to be united in saving lives and praying for the people of Afghanistan.”

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/08/16/hearts-heavy-former-president-george-w-bush-tragic-events-afghanistan/

[Demsrule86]

1. You are the reason we face this disaster Mr. Bush.

[leftstreet]

2. That war criminal should be in jail n/t

[Carlitos Brigante]

3. Where's a good throwing shoe when you need one? nt

[GoCubsGo]

4. Their blood is on your hands, asshole.

Go fuck yourself.

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. Fuck that war criminal

I hope it haunts him for the rest of his miserable life and he spends every day painting pictures of himself trying to wash the blood off himself.

He and Cheney. Fuck them. And fuck Cheney's spawn.

[RockRaven]

6. You killed hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq and Afghanistan. Fuck off.

[liberalmuse]

7. GFY Bush.

I don't want to hear a single word from any Republican on this disaster. They caused this. STFU.

[dweller]

8. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Bush did offer a "Mission Accomplished" message to the troops in Afghanistan at Camp As Sayliyah on June 5, 2003 – about a month after the aircraft carrier speech: "America sent you on a mission to remove a grave threat and to liberate an oppressed people, and that mission has been accomplished."[13]

For critics of the war, the photo-op became a symbol of the Bush administration's unrealistic goals and perceptions of the conflict. Anti-war activists questioned the integrity and realism of Bush's "major combat" statement. The banner came to symbolize the irony of Bush giving a victory speech only a few weeks after the beginning of the fifth longest war in American history. [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

In a less publicized incident, Rumsfeld also declared an end to major combat operations in Afghanistan on May 1, a few hours before Bush's announcement.[22]

WIKI

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[Moebym]

9. The last person who should be commenting on Afghanistan

Is the one who started the war.

[crickets]

11. Truth. nt

[Deminpenn]

10. Irony is alive and well

While Bush and Cheney are responsible for getting us into Afghanistan, we should never forget GWB would never even been president if 5 justices on the Supreme Court hadn't stopped the vote counting in FL.

[gratuitous]

12. The contractor money is going to dry up

That's what makes Dubya sad: The money spigot gets turned off.

[Solly Mack]

13. Fuck him

[maxsolomon]

14. Don't talk.

You should be quiet now.

[SergeStorms]

15. But not as heavy as your wallet....

right, Baby Bush? Fucking greedy criminal. You, Cheney, and the rest of your republican henchmen ought to be hauled before the Hague.

[badhair77]

16. This is rich, acting as if you had nothing to do with this war.

[moonscape]

17. Well GWB, your heart should have been

heaviest of all the last 20 years.

[sprinkleeninow]

18. The nerve. You're the reason it has come to this. eom

[onethatcares]

19. he's gonna be praying for them

what more could you people possibly want????

[JHB]

20. "...now let me show you my new painting!"

[HAB911]

21. War criminal speaks?