Bush 'turned tail' from Afghan war: Obama ally
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WASHINGTON (AFP) George W. Bush “turned tail” from the Afghan war to invade Iraq, leaving President Barack Obama a worsening war he must now try to turn around, a senior Democratic White House ally said Tuesday.
In unusually sharp comments, Democratic House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said he was “angry” about former vice president Dick Cheney’s latest attacks on Obama’s handling of a bloody conflict now in its ninth year.
“Frankly, they turned tail. That’s pretty tough language, but I get angry when I hear vice president Cheney talk about a job they started but didn’t finish,” Hoyer told reporters.
“They started something and didn’t finish it, and they left it for this administration to clean up,” he said. “We are clearly not making the same mistake the Bush…
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