Seth Meyers has a surprisingly good Jeb Bush answer for the Iraq War question


In what's shaping up to be a polarizing 2016 primary season, pretty much everyone agrees on one thing: Jeb Bush flubbed the inevitable question about the Iraq War initiated by his brother, former President George W. Bush. Most analysts are flabbergasted that Jeb Bush didn't have an answer prepared — or hope that "I would have [invaded]" isn't the one Team Jeb came up with — and Seth Meyers is among them.
When Fox News' Megyn Kelly pitched him the initial Iraq question, Jeb should have hit her "easy lob over the plate" out of the ballpark, Meyers said in a segment, "Softball Practice," examining the easy first round of questioning for 2016 candidates. "That pitch is so slow, you can see the seams." Jeb whiffed. That's all well-trodden ground at this point, but Meyers had some pretty good advice for Jeb at the end: "When people ask you about Iraq, just be honest and say it's weird to talk about it because George is your bro." Was that so hard? Watch below. —Peter Weber
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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.
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