Republican (fascist/socialist) former President George Herbert “Read my lips, no new taxes!” Walker Bush publishes his memoirs, A World Transformed, chapter 19, paragraph four, of which, states his reasoning for not taking Baghdad, and deposing dictator Saddam, of Iraq, in the Persian Gulf War (Desert Slaughter):

       Trying to eliminate Saddam … would have incurred incalculable human and political costs.  Apprehending him was probably impossible. … We would have been forced to occupy Baghdad and, in effect, rule Iraq. … [T] here was no viable “exit strategy” we could see, violating another of our principles. … Had we gone the invasion route, the United [s]tates could conceivably still be an occupying power in a bitterly hostile land.

       Question: Did Bush give a copy of this book to his son, Republican de facto President George W. Bush (having received an unlawful advantage of 52 ineligible Electoral votes)?  And if so did George W. read it?  Apparently not.

       [added 4/9/2023] Thanks to Jim Lorenz for this entry.