Prescott Bush is not very well known but he should be infamous because he was involved in financing the Hitler regime during World War 2. In 1942, Prescott Bush had his company seized under the "Trading With The Enemy" Act at the same time as American troops were being killed by German soldiers. No action was taken against this traitor.
Many years later in 1991, his son President George H.W. Bush responded to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait by ordering an aerial bombardment of targets within Iraq. A successful ground campaign began soon after which lasted one hundred hours and ended on February 28th. At this point, a terrible war crime was committed.
For no valid reason, 150 000 Iraqi troops were slaughtered using fuel air bombs. It was totally unnecessary because the Iraqis were fleeing on a crowded highway from Kuwait to Basra. President Bush ordered U.S.A military forces to kill these surrendering troops. Some were still alive as they were bulldozed into mass unmarked graves in the desert. President Bush then ordered a cessation of hostilities.
Why did this happen? What was the significance of this slaughter? Why did President Bush declare that the war over on this day?
It was the, "Day of Purim," which is the day the Jews celebrate their victory over Ancient Babylon and a day when Jews are encouraged to take bloody revenge on their enemies. Ancient Babylon is contained within the borders of what is now called Iraq.
In 2000, George W. Bush, son of George H.W. Bush and Grandson of Prescott Bush was elected President of the United States. He will forever be associated with the attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11th 2001 and the events that followed.
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