Reply #128: Bush had an IQ in the 120s

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based on his reported performance on the SAT (in the 1200s). Heavy drinking may have degraded his mental ability (read Bush on the Couch for details and evidence for this theory). But you're right, the sinistral country-bumpkin speaking pattern is in part a put-on.

But I can't understand just why the Bush people want to start a goddamn civil war in Iraq. What's the point? An out-of-control conflict would interrupt Iraq's oil production and directly threaten neighboring states. It seems too dangerous for me to justify any possible gains. Please clarify.