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gulliver

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9. Dubya is Trump's political father.

Tue Feb 17, 2026, 06:12 PM

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Dubya and Cheney got us into the Iraq War and a prolonged war in Afghanistan. They gave Bin Laden a massive win against the United States.

Iran was freed from their rivalry with Iraq. ISIS was created. North Africa and the Middle East were destabilized, resulting in massive flows of immigrants to Europe. Destabilizing Europe. (Brexit and the new "remigration" populism in other countries are examples.)

Dubya's idiocy kneecapped his brother Jeb, allowing Trump to win the 2016 Republican primary. Republicans who had cheered for Dubya were humiliated and turned Tea Party, later MAGA.

Trump would actually love for Dubya to criticize him. There would be no Trump but for Dubya.

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NOT "defending" George W Bush in any way, but he NEVER had the APPETITE to lock horns with Trump. [View all] Miles Archer Tuesday OP

Agree totally. Expected nothing, got very little. Whyisthisstillclose Tuesday #1

I could see him being intimidated or even "scared" by trump Blue Owl Tuesday #2

Jeb has been conspicuously silent as well. sop Tuesday #3

"w" is a nepo baby . Total sellout and traitor Bread and Circuses Tuesday #4

I think jr is protecting his daddy's legacy UpInArms Tuesday #5

I can see that...whether it's his father or the family as a whole. Miles Archer Tuesday #7

Plus he doesn't want the cult to go after his daughter Jenna dalton99a Tuesday #10

That makes sense too Miles Archer Tuesday #12

I imagine that the FBI and other federal agencies are storing an awful lot of skeletons and alwaysinasnit Tuesday #6

Remember how his 1976 DUI arrest wasn't made known until right before Election 2000? Wednesdays Tuesday #13

Oh yeah, that's right. We did start to hear about Bush's Nat'l Guard service scandal but that alwaysinasnit Tuesday #14

His work on AIDS in Africa was significant. mr715 Tuesday #8

Dubya is Trump's political father. gulliver Tuesday #9

Another rich kid brain-damaged by his alcohol and cocaine excesses struggle4progress Tuesday #11