Jeb Bush Says His Brother's Security 'Mission Was Accomplished' in Iraq
The Republican presidential candidate once again grapples with his brother's Middle East legacy.
Mission Accomplished II: The Jeb Bush Doctrine
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Jeb Bush defended some of his brother's Iraq war decisions as president while also seeking to pivot the conversation toward warmer feelings some Americans had for George W. Bush in the aftermath of the terror attacks of Sept. 11.
Speaking at a national security forum in Davenport, Iowa, on Thursday, the Republican presidential candidate acknowledged that his brother's record on prosecuting the war and its aftermath wasn't perfect as he tried to balance his own outlook and reconcile the implicit connection he has to some of his brother's unpopular decisions.