By Citizen Soldier April 12, 2024 READ

President George W. Bush’s rationale for invading Iraq was simple, and chilling: Act now because we cannot wait for the final proof – the smoking gun – that could come in the form of a mushroom cloud.

Two decades later, Mike Pompeo and Hudson Institute president John P. Walters (who served eight years in Bush’s administration) have dusted off Bush’s playbook for more war and spending, applying the “do it now or risk catastrophe” reasoning to the current world situation.