President Bush The Smarter Has Passed Away

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Bush Sr.'s critical blunder was in not finishing the job of the First Gulf War and taking out Saddam.

It was in no wise a blunder, for three reasons:

1.  Under the UN Resolutions pertaining to the invasion, 'taking out Saddam' would have been illegal.

2.  It would have violated assurances given to other Arab countries (and to coalition members) that the US goal was ONLY to liberate Kuwait.

3.  Consequential of #2, it would have shattered US relations with ALL Arab states, resulting in the removal of your bases in those countries, and skyrocketing the price of oil.

In retrospect, not removing Saddam, rather than being a blunder, was a wise bit of statesmanship on Bush's part.

Boru