Why didn't GW listen to his dad when he said the following...?

Question

"We should not march into Baghdad ... To occupy Iraq would instantly shatter our coalition, turning the whole Arab world against us, and make a broken tyrant into a latter-day Arab hero ... condemning them [our soldiers] to fight in what would be an unwinnable urban guerrilla war. It could only plunge that part of the world into even greater instability."

-- George H. W. Bush, 41st U. S. President from "A World Transformed," 1998

I sure wish he had. Don't you?

Uh Butterbar Bob -- he said it in 1998, not 1992 and for the 10 thousandth time, Iraq/911 - Nunca...

Answer 1

Because Bush41 was a pragmatic megalomaniac whereas Bush43 is just a megalomaniac.

Answer 2

Yes. That was 1998. Bush Sr., Dick Cheney, and Donald Rumsfeld prepared properly to march into Baghdad five years later, just like a carefully laid out marketing plan.

Answer 3

I think Dubya was determined to show up his father. Remember, dad and his friends bailed Dubya out of every scrape he got himself into, and Dubya probably wanted to prove to his father that he could accomplish something without parental help (just help from his parents' friends). Of course, once again, Dubya has proven himself to be a spectacular screwup.

Answer 4

Lil' Bush is trying to get out from Big Daddy's shadow, and it certainly worked.

Answer 5

What was true in 1992 wasn't necessarily true in 2002. The situation was not the same.

And 9/11 changed everything.

Answer 6

Well, maybe ole "W" is the rebellious type...

Come to think of it, I never listened to my parents, either (somewhat regretfully).

Answer 7

I agree with Aunt Reba......