Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) reacted in real time to attacks in Paris late Friday on Hugh Hewitt’s radio show.
Bush called the attacks “the war of our time,” according to tweets from the conservative radio host. The presidential candidate also seized on the violence to criticize President Barack Obama’s policy in the Middle East, suggesting that withdrawing troops from Iraq “allowed the energy to form to create ISIS.”
A hostage situation at the site of one of the reported shootings was ongoing as Bush spoke with Hewitt and concrete information about exactly what happened was scarce. Officials were declining to speculate about who may be responsible for the violence.
View Hewitt’s tweets below:
@JebBush to me just now “This is the war of our time”
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) November 13, 2015
“When we pulled back we allowed the energy to form to create ISIS” @JebBush “Hopefully this will be a catalyst to the president to lead”
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) November 13, 2015
“We have this vulnerability for sure” @jebbush to me re #ParisAttacks
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) November 13, 2015
@JebBush “The best example of American leadership is Operation Desert Storm…it was awesome force, it was not tepid force”
— Hugh Hewitt (@hughhewitt) November 13, 2015
You still here?
Actually it was created by the remnants of Saddam’s army after your worthless brother disbanded the Iraqi army when he invaded, but I’m sure you’re aware of that you asshole.
Good news! Thanks to your brother nobody gives a fuck about what a Bush has to say on this.
Does Jeb really want to go down this whole Iraq road? Even his brother’s closest ally, Tony Blair, believes the Iraq invasion helped create ISIS.
I think he does.