WASHINGTON — Former President George W. Bush mistakenly described the invasion of Iraq as “brutal” and “unjustified” earlier than correcting himself to say he meant to seek advice from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Bush made the feedback in a speech throughout an occasion in Dallas on Wednesday, whereas he was criticizing Russia’s political system.
“The 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,” Bush mentioned, earlier than correcting himself and shaking his head. “I mean, of Ukraine.”
He jokingly blamed the error on his age because the viewers burst into laughter.
In 2003, when Bush was president, the United States led an invasion of Iraq over weapons of mass destruction that had been by no means discovered. The extended battle killed a whole bunch of 1000’s of individuals and displaced many extra.
Bush’s remarks rapidly went viral on social media, gathering over three million views on Twitter alone after the clip was tweeted by a Dallas News reporter.
The former president additionally in contrast Ukrainian chief Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Britain’s wartime chief Winston Churchill, whereas condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching the invasion of Ukraine in February.
