During a question-and-answer session following his speech to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Bush said, “There were mistakes made in Iraq, for sure,” under President George W. Bush’s watch.
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But the staff ties could underscore a broader problem Bush is likely to continue to encounter as he gears up for a probable run, and searches for ways to frame himself as a candidate both independent from his family’s legacy, and offering a new vision for the future.
According to The Washington Post, all but four of his announced foreign policy advisers also served under his elder brother; two of the remaining four advised his father. And one of the other two worked for President Ronald Reagan.
