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And a failure of conscience, ethics, morality, judgment, and responsibility.
As for "I didn't campaign as a war president ..." (at least not in 2000). I hear him saying that because he didn't campaign as a war president, he shouldn't be judged on his war record. That is a mind-stopper, isn't it?!!!?
If he thinks he was not "prepared" to be a war president, then he should not have started any wars! The "locus of control" is with him and not anyone else or any other administration.
How cynical to sound like he regrets something but phrasing it in such a way that he takes no responsibility for his actions -- or sounds like he had no hand in the outcome.
The sign of a scoundrel is to take credit for successes and disassociate oneself from failures and mistakes.
Once again, Bush was elevated by family connections and the stupidity of some of the American electorate to the level of his incompetence.
The only job Bush is good at is clearing brush on his ranch.
