My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism should have been our number one concern, followed by the Palestinian peace process.

He also strongly opposed a precipitous withdrawal arguing that a pull-out from Iraq before the country was able to govern sustain and defend itself "would be a strategic defeat for American interests with potentially catastrophic consequences both in the region and beyond. Bush from 2001 to 2005 and assisted President Barack Obama in choosing his national security team. He is a descendant of early 19th-century British immigrants from England and Scotland along with immigrants from Denmark and Norway.

Bush from 2001 to 2005 and assisted President Barack Obama in choosing his national security team. Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.