Former President George W. Bush Says Of Iraq War Veterans: 'I Don't Feel Sorry For Them' [Video]

Former two term President of the United States, George W. Bush, recently answered questions about Iraq War veterans, saying during his 100K bike race "I don't feel sorry for them."

The liberal left will most assuredly jump on the statement as another reason the former Governor of Texas was ill-equipped both intellectually and emotionally for the rigors of the White House.

The former President George W. Bush spoke with the Huffington Post during the second day of his his third annual "Warrior 100K" 3-day mountain bike ride that he hosts at his ranch in Crawford, Texas each year as a way to show soliders he "still care[s] about them."

The former President Bush said he did not feel sorry for soldiers who volunteer for the service, adding that "to a cetain extent you can't help it" when a solider is injured in the field of battle.

Because becoming a soldier is entirely voluntary, the U.S. forces he sent into Iraq and Afghanistan don't blame him for sending them into a war in a foreign locale.

The voluntary notion of service absolves Bush of any wrongdoing. This comes despite the fact the now-specious reason the United States even invaded Iraq was because of faulty CIA intelligence surrounding Weapon's of Mass Destruction (WMD's) being built by Saddam Hussein.

Said Bush: "You know, I don't feel sorry for them, because they don't feel sorry for themselves."

Since Bush deployed troops to Iraq and Afghanistan, 6,471 have died and conservative estimates say around 132,000 innocent Iraq and Afghani civilians have also perished during the extended conflicts.

But it's not only the deaths that hurt.

Since the two-pronged war fronts started, 32,000 soldiers were injured in Iraq and 18,000 in Afghanistan.

When asked during the 100K whether he felt responsible for the injuries of the soldiers he was riding with, Bush responded:

"Well, to a certain extent you can't help it, because had I not made decisions I made, they wouldn't have been in combat. On the other hand, every one of these men were volunteers. None of them are angry. They themselves don't blame anybody. And so I believe strongly that the decisions I made were the right decisions, you know?

He added a short time later, "I knew going in that there were bad consequences to war. That's why, if people study my decision, they would recognize I tried to solve the problems diplomatically."

Bush also spoke about the fame that comes along with being President, and how he's avoided the public's eye since leaving office:

"I've had all the fame a man could want.

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"And when you're president, you're famous. Now whether I enjoyed fame itself, I just, you know, you'd have to get the psychoanalyst on me.

"I don't long for [fame]. Nor do I long for power. I've come to realize that power can be corrosive if you've had it for too long. It can dim your vision. And so I came to the conclusion that, you know, I don't long for fame. And really, [I'm] gonna shy away from it. Not shy away from it. Avoid it. I'm not very shy. Avoid it."

The President is still viewed as the most unpopular living President a poll found last year, but he'll continue to ride his bike for servicemen, and it's been reported he has taken up painting while relaxing in retirement on his Texas ranch.