George W. Bush breaks his silence about Barack Obama

George W. Bush breaks his silence about Barack Obama

Special to WorldTribune.com By Josh Rogin In a closed-door meeting with Jewish Donors Saturday night, former President George W. Bush delivered his harshest public criticisms to date against his successor on foreign policy, saying that President Barack Obama is being naïve about Iran and the pending nuclear deal and losing the war against the Islamic […]

The heart of a commander in chief . . .

The heart of a commander in chief . . .

Special to WorldTribune.com Dana Perino, who served as press secretary under [former President George W] Bush, explains in her new book why Bush once asked a military aid to perform a Purple Heart ceremony a second time. According to Perino, Bush was scheduled to visit 25 patients during a 2005 visit to the hospital — […]

Iraq in retrospect: Taking names and keeping score . . .

Iraq in retrospect: Taking names and keeping score . . .

Special to WorldTribune.com By Thomas Sowell The news from Iraq that Islamic terrorists have now taken over cities that American troops liberated during the Iraq war must have left an especially bitter after-taste to Americans who lost a loved one who died taking one of those cities, or to a survivor who came back without […]

Bush in 2007: ‘Withdrawal would have emboldened these radicals and extremists’

Bush in 2007: ‘Withdrawal would have emboldened these radicals and extremists’

Special to WorldTribune.com Address by then President George W. Bush on May 1, 2007 to CENTCOM Coalition Conference MacDill Air Force Base Tampa, Florida The other option was to pull back from the capital, before the Iraqis could defend themselves against these radicals and extremists and death squads and killers. That risked turning Iraq into […]