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Bill Chappell

Trying to condemn the war in Ukraine, Bush inadvertently calls Iraq war unjustified

Former President George W. Bush has made a number of verbal gaffes over his career in politics. (George W. Bush Presidential Center/ Screengrab by NPR)

Former President George W. Bush was criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday when his old nemesis, the verbal slip, struck again. Bush eventually condemned Putin's invasion of Ukraine — but not before he condemned "a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq."

Bush was drawing a parallel between how countries conduct elections and their stance toward other nations when his tongue went rogue.

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