And one of the reasons George W. Bush was so hell-bent on invading Iraq in 2003 was because Iraq had tried to assassinate his father when he was president.

[jalefkowit@vmst.io]

And one of the reasons George W. Bush was so hell-bent on invading Iraq in 2003 was because Iraq had tried to assassinate his father when he was president.

I don't know how else to say this: when you're a world leader, people are going to try to assassinate you. The effective ones learn to not take it so personally

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/03/trump-assassination-attempts-iran-attack/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzcyNTE0MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzczODkyNzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NzI1MTQwMDAsImp0aSI6IjJkMWVjZDg4LTViNWUtNGY3MC1hMTU0LThkMTI2YmE0MjVmMyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI2LzAzLzAzL3RydW1wLWFzc2Fzc2luYXRpb24tYXR0ZW1wdHMtaXJhbi1hdHRhY2svIn0.Ru2OyddBvrmlmNO7HYEYBPalwX2iSfPWgsFyI3ik6nU

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