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After on outcry over his professed support for the Iraq War, Bush tried to walk back his comments, saying he misinterpreted the question. A few days later he completely reversed himself, stating ""Here's the deal: If we're all supposed to answer hypothetical questions, knowing what we know now, what would you have done, I would have not engaged. I would not have gone into Iraq." [[http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/jeb-bush-now-says-i-would-not-have-gone-iraq-n358966]] | After on outcry over his professed support for the Iraq War, Bush tried to walk back his comments, saying he misinterpreted the question. A few days later he completely reversed himself, stating ""Here's the deal: If we're all supposed to answer hypothetical questions, knowing what we know now, what would you have done, I would have not engaged. I would not have gone into Iraq." [[http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/jeb-bush-now-says-i-would-not-have-gone-iraq-n358966]] | ||
Speaking to Florida reporters in 2003, Jeb Bush said about Iraq: "I know [George W. Bush] is doing what he thinks is right, and I concur with him.” [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/]] | |||
“I have never disagreed with [George W. Bush]… ‘til death do us part." (CNN interview from 2010 with former President George W. Bush) [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/]] | |||
“History will be kind to my brother [on Iraq] the further out you get from this and the more people compare his tenure to what’s going on now." Jeb Bush in an NBC interview from 2013. [[http://thinkprogress.org/election/2015/02/18/3624114/people-lied-iraq-now-charge-jeb-bushs-foreign-policy/]] | |||
Revision as of 08:05, 15 June 2015
On Iraq
In an interview with Fox News in May of 2015, Bush said he would have authorized the use of force in Iraq.
“I would have [authorized the invasion], and so would have Hillary Clinton, just to remind everybody. And so would almost everybody that was confronted with the intelligence they got.”
Bush did admit that mistakes were made:
“By the way, guess who thinks that those mistakes took place as well? George W. Bush,” Jeb Bush said. “Yes, I mean, so just for the news flash to the world, if they’re trying to find places where there’s big space between me and my brother, this might not be one of those.”[[1]]
"I'm not going to go out of my way to say that my brother did this wrong or my dad did this wrong," Bush added. "It's just not going to happen." [[2]]
After on outcry over his professed support for the Iraq War, Bush tried to walk back his comments, saying he misinterpreted the question. A few days later he completely reversed himself, stating ""Here's the deal: If we're all supposed to answer hypothetical questions, knowing what we know now, what would you have done, I would have not engaged. I would not have gone into Iraq." [[3]]
Speaking to Florida reporters in 2003, Jeb Bush said about Iraq: "I know [George W. Bush] is doing what he thinks is right, and I concur with him.” [[4]]
“I have never disagreed with [George W. Bush]… ‘til death do us part." (CNN interview from 2010 with former President George W. Bush) [[5]]
“History will be kind to my brother [on Iraq] the further out you get from this and the more people compare his tenure to what’s going on now." Jeb Bush in an NBC interview from 2013. [[6]]
Top Donors
Jeb Bush is candidate for the 2016 Republican nomination for President. He previously served as the Governor of Florida. Bush has a Super Pac called "Right to Rise," which according to numerous reports has been raising a "historic" amount of money for the candidate. Bush and Right to Rise have until mid-July to file a public campaign finance report. Currently, Bush's top donors have not been revealed. However, The Intercept has been gathering information on donations to Bush that have been publicly reported so far. [[7]]
1. Growing Florida’s Future- $25,000
2. George Salem- $10,000
3. Glenn Youngkin- $10,000
4. Ignacio Sanchez- $5,000
5. The Florida Conservative Leadership Fund- $5,000
6. Liberty Florida- $5,000
7. Treasure Coast PAC- $1,000
Other donors to Bush's campaign, who's amount donated has not yet been publicly disclosed, according to The Intercept include "private equity heavyweights Lewis Eisenberg and Henry Kravis sponsored a fundraising dinner for Bush. In the Bay Area, venture capitalists Bill Oberndorf and Bill Draper have hosted Right to Rise events. At the Right to Rise’s luncheon in San Francisco in early April, we identified Ron Conway, an investor to Twitter and Facebook, making his way into the event."
From The Intercept about Bush's campaign finance haul "When the full data is released in July, some expect the entire haul to rise to as much as $100 million."
Other Wikis
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