Pappy Bush warned in 1996: "the "entire Arab world would turn against us"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.creativeresistance.ca/world-awareness/2003-mar06-pappy-bush's-1996-warning-counterpunch-org.htm

"Former President George Bush predicted in 1996 that if the United States were to engage in another war with Iraq, one aimed at overthrowing Saddam Hussein, the "entire Arab world would turn against us" and the U.S. would alienate its allies in the international community.

"To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us, and make a broken tyrant into a latter-day Arab hero," Bush said in an interview with the BBC marking the five-year anniversary of the Gulf War."

[fishnfla]

1. he did not want Iraq to be another viet nam

i believe he said that too along the way

[SayitAintSo]

2. Wonder how proud he is of his boy now ?

THat picture is perfect ...

[Generator]

3. I honestly don't know how George Bush could vote for his son

Honestly. He outta be ashamed. Loyalty is WAAAY overated. I prefer being honest. Like those parents in denial, "My son could never have murdered anybody." Please.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

4. Yeah. The old man actually listened to others

while Bush jr. is a fucking psycho.

[seabeyond]

5. i wonder if he said that cause of the pnac crowd's letter

gosh i would like to sit at their dinner table one nite. bah ha ha ha. especially what sounds is in the book of sammon?

[Leilani]

6. And how bizarre is it

that Shrub never even discussed the war with his father?

The 1 guy in the world, who had been Pres during a war against Saddam.

I think Shrub has an inferiority complex about his father.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

7. Funny you should mention that...

"So George, how do you feel about your mom and dad?"
Psychologist Oliver James analyses the behaviour of the American president

http://irishantiwar.org/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=0001RK&topic_id=1&topic=Irish%20Anti-War

"A direct and loutish challenge to his father's posh sensibility came aged 25, after he had drunkenly crashed a car. "I hear you're looking for me," he sneered at his father, "do you want to go mano a mano, right here?"

As he grew older, the fury towards his father was increasingly directed against himself in depressive drinking. But it was not all his father's fault. There was also his insensitive and domineering mother."

...a very entertaining and thought-provoking read.

[Leilani]

8. He followed in his father s footsteps

& failed at everything his father excelled at:

Andover, Yale, academics & sports

Military- his father was the youngest Navy pilot ever. And he volunteered.

Oil business- his father made millions, he failed at every job.

And it goes on & on.

I think his entire presidency is to do it differently than his father & prove he is better.

[Greylady]

9. And Dr. Phil would say...

*How's that working out for ya, George?*

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

10. It really is Oedipus all over again

He hates his pappy and kisses up to his mommy and he's dragging the whole world into Armageddon in order to prove it.

[PaDUer]

12. Will pops take

junior down? Hmm

[WFF]

13. W wants to show his Poppy that he has a bigger penis

[PaDUer]

11. You're right...

I read that somewhere--about him and pops..there's a problem w/ them that goes way back.

[WFF]

14. Didn't W once challenge his father to a fight?

Mano a mano, or something like that. It seems I heard that somewhere.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

15. Yeah, look above at #7...

..and follow the link I posted. It's the whole story of how and why Dubya hates Pappy.

[PaDUer]

16. Yep, is a known fact..

wouldn't surprise me if that's how * got the black eye! He's disgracing pops, although pops isn't a gem either, but.....