Jeb Bush, Potential Candidate for U.S. Elections: I Have Different Views from My Brother and Father

Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida and a potential candidate for the Republican Party in the U.S. presidential elections, states that he has different views from his brother and father. According to a report on February 18 by the Associated Press, Jeb Bush mentioned during his speech at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs: "One must be lucky to have family members involved in shaping U.S. foreign policy." He added, "Although at times my views are compared to theirs - my father and brother - there are also times when my views contradict theirs." Jeb Bush said, "Nevertheless, I am my own person. My views are shaped by my own thoughts and experiences." George W. Bush, the former president of the United States, is Jeb Bush's brother. George Bush Sr. was also the vice president during Ronald Reagan's presidency and served one term as president of the United States. George Bush Sr. was the 41st president, and George W. Bush was the 43rd president of the United States. In another part of his speech, Jeb Bush added, "Every president learns principles and consistencies from previous presidents." He also published and shared with the media his initial list of advisors. James Baker and George Shultz, former U.S. Secretaries of State during Reagan's presidency, are included in this list. Additionally, Tom Ridge and Michael Chertoff, former Secretaries of Homeland Security during George W. Bush's presidency, and Paul Wolfowitz, former Deputy Secretary of Defense during George W. Bush, are also part of this group. Paul Wolfowitz is referred to as the "chief architect of the Iraq War" and is considered a prominent figure among neoconservatives. Other names on Jeb Bush's initial advisory list include Megan O'Sullivan, a former national security advisor to George W. Bush, who currently teaches at Harvard University and is said to be pursuing policies aimed at reducing U.S. dependence on Middle Eastern energy resources, which Jeb Bush intends to follow. George W. Bush left the White House after two terms, during which the Iraq War had caused significant dissatisfaction in the U.S. and the country's economic situation was declining. Jeb Bush mentioned among his potential financial supporters in Chicago that he has a very strong religious and familial bond with his brother, but like any family, "there are also disagreements between them." Some foreign policy experts say Jeb Bush needs to take a clearer stance. Peter Feaver, a former national security advisor to George W. Bush, stated that Jeb Bush needs to address his brother's decision regarding the 2003 military invasion of Iraq. The former Florida governor said last week in his state that he is not willing to revisit what is past and related to history regarding the Iraq War. Peter Feaver said, "He (Jeb Bush) needs to find a better answer that is acceptable." He added, "First of all, (Jeb) Bush needs to win the election. What he inherits (if he wins the election) will be very different from what his brother left behind. At that time, the issue was al-Qaeda, but now the world has changed, and bloody spots like Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine are visible on the map." According to the Associated Press, "Wayne Berman," a foreign policy advisor to Mitt Romney, the Republican candidate in the 2012 presidential election, is also among Jeb Bush's advisors. The U.S. presidential election will be held in 2016. Hillary Clinton is mentioned as a potential candidate for the Democratic Party in this election.