{"id":1484141,"date":"2022-05-19T10:37:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1484141"},"modified":"2022-05-19T10:37:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T14:37:36","slug":"george-w-bush-mistakenly-says-brutal-invasion-of-iraq-during-speech-about-russia-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-w-bush-mistakenly-says-brutal-invasion-of-iraq-during-speech-about-russia-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"George W. Bush Mistakenly Says \u2018Brutal Invasion Of Iraq\u2019 During Speech About Russia-Ukraine War"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorge-w-bush-mistakenly-says-brutal-invasion-of-iraq-during-speech-about-russia-ukraine-war%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1484141&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Former President George W. Bush had a slip-up while speaking Wednesday in Dallas about the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>Bush was condemning the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/18\/ukraine-russia-rob-lee-viral-video-strike-trenches-armor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">invasion<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/18\/us-embassy-kyiv-reopens-russia-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ukraine<\/a> and discussing what he sees as a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/17\/tucker-carlson-dan-crenshaw-eyepatch-mccain-ukraine-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dangerous<\/a> threat to democracy, both domestically and internationally, when he made the gaffe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn contrast, Russian elections are rigged. Political opponents are imprisoned or otherwise eliminated from participating in the electoral process,\u201d Bush said. \u201cThe result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq. I mean, of Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Speaking in Dallas this afternoon, former President George. W Bush made a significant verbal slip-up while discussing the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He tried referencing what he described as the \u201cwholly unjustified and brutal invasion\u201d \u2014 but said Iraq, instead of Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tw0VNJzKmE\">pic.twitter.com\/tw0VNJzKmE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Williams (@michaeldamianw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaeldamianw\/status\/1527078137582047236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bush then shrugged and whispered, \u201cIraq, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnyway, 75,\u201d Bush joked, referring to his age. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/05\/17\/eleven-republican-senators-vote-against-ukraine-military-aid-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Here Are The 11 Senate Republicans Who Voted Against The Ukraine Military Aid Package)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. invaded Iraq following the September 11 terrorist attacks, with the war being authorized by a bipartisan vote in 2002. Bush faced criticism over the war after it was discovered Iraq did not have weapons of mass destruction.<\/p>\n<p>Bush\u2019s slip-up received bipartisan criticism.<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC\u2019s Mehdi Hassan said he was \u201cnot laughing \u2026 nor are the families of the 1000s of American troops &#038; the 100s of 1000s of Iraqis who died in that war.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cI\u2019m not laughing &#038; I am guessing nor are the families of the 1000s of American troops &#038; the 100s of 1000s of Iraqis who died in that war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>My response to George W. Bush\u2019s bizarre Freudian slip, confusing Ukraine &#038; Iraq, while hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MSNBCPrime?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MSNBCPrime<\/a> tonight:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tijp5QVvWY\">pic.twitter.com\/tijp5QVvWY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mehdirhasan\/status\/1527109910412021761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Republican and Libertarian Michigan Rep. Justin Amash <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinamash\/status\/1527107519537094657?s=20&#038;t=hfXxQVxfhM1egLSdeNwmXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a>, \u201cif you were George W. Bush, you think you\u2019d just steer clear of giving any speech about one man launching a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Oof.<\/p>\n<p>If you were George W. Bush, you think you\u2019d just steer clear of giving any speech about one man launching a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8zdH0ogOAy\">https:\/\/t.co\/8zdH0ogOAy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Amash (@justinamash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justinamash\/status\/1527107519537094657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President George W. 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