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Jeb Bush: Iraq Questioning Is Disservice to Slain Soldiers

He has faced increasing scrutiny since saying in an airing Monday that he would have authorized the war, even knowing what is known now.
Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush waits to be introduced at the Iowa Ag Summit on March 7, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa.

Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush waits to be introduced at the Iowa Ag Summit on March 7, 2015 in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Likely Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush said Wednesday that questioning about how he would have handled Iraq War authorization “does a disservice” to military service members killed in action.

“Rewriting history is hypothetical,” Bush said at a town hall-style event in Reno, Nevada.