George W Bush condemns ‘unjustified invasion of Iraq — er, Ukraine’

George W Bush confused the wars in Ukraine and Iraq during a speech condemning President Putin — describing the invasion of Iraq as the “brutal” and “unjustified” actions of one man.

The former US president was speaking at the George W Bush Institute in Dallas, where he criticised Russia’s political system. “The result is an absence of checks and balances in Russia, and the decision of one man to launch a wholly unjustified and brutal invasion of Iraq,” he said, before correcting himself and quickly adding: “I mean, of Ukraine.”

He blamed the apparent misstep on his age as audience members laughed along with him. He made a conciliatory gesture and mumbled, “Iraq, too”, before adding: “Anyway. I’m 75.”

In March 2003 Bush initiated the