In a speech Wednesday evening in Dallas about Russia's war on Ukraine, Bush called the invasion of Iraq, which he himself ordered,"unjustified and brutal" -- before quickly correcting himself.
Between 2003 and 2011, when the US withdrew its troops, more than 100,000 civilians were killed, according to the Iraq Body Count tracker. The invasion cost the lives of nearly 4,500 Americans. "The decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq, I mean of Ukraine," he said in a speech, drawing laughter from the audience.Video footage of the gaffe has since gone viral online, with one post on Twitter having been viewed more than 14 million times in less than half a day."The spectre of Iraq's invasion and destruction haunts Bush Jr. His subconscious exposed it when it took over his tongue," Iraqi journalist Omar al-Janabi tweeted.
He was never the smartest peanut in the packet.
Lol
He is 75 😀😀
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