Maybe I'm thinking too much about waterboarding lately, but I was blown away by the video of George H.W. Bush on Fox News getting choked up when talking about the way American soldiers treated Iraqi prisoners -- with dignity! -- during the first Gulf War. Watch it here:
Why is this man crying?
George H.W. Bush gets teary talking about a time when American soldiers treated prisoners with respect.
Joan Walsh
November 6, 2007 3:49AM (UTC)
Joan Walsh
Joan Walsh is the author of "What's the Matter With White People: Finding Our Way in the Next America."
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