Jeb Bush is trying to become the next President of the United States. Before he can, however, he has to secure the Republican nomination.

One of the many obstacles that stands in his way is the fact that his older bro — George “Dubya” Bush — sullied the family name … just a bit. Namely, with his legacy involving the Iraq War, which got its teeth a decade earlier when their father and then-president George H.W. Bush invaded Babylon and started his long, dark tryst with Saddam Hussein. And then, of course, there’s the whole “weapons of mass destruction” thing. Harrowing figments as real and tangible as a six-foot rabbit named “Harvey”.

Over 4,000 American troops have died in Iraq since Jeb’s sibling infamously announced “Mission Accomplished” on May 1, 2003 while donning pilot’s garb aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

Yet, it’s pretty apparent that blood is thicker than water, because the baby in the dynastic family won’t admit that it was a mistake — that it was a major misstep that cost thousands of brave men and women their lives.

Here he is here, on the defensive yet again:

“We declared success and then chaos occurred afterwards,” he said. “There has to be a plan for the long haul.”

Really?

Bloomberg