Speaking to historian Mark Updegrove, as reported by Axios, Bush added: “Hamas is a political organisation. They do not reflect the majority of the Palestinians.
“Don’t be surprised if Israel takes whatever action is necessary to defend herself. And it’s gonna be ugly for a while.”
The former President also added: “[Israel has] a very seasoned military but they just called up 300,000 reservists…and to the extent they’d be put in harm’s way it’s gonna be awfully difficult on the prime minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] but he’s got to do what he’s got to do.
“You’re dealing with cold-blooded killers. And you can make all kinds of excuses why they are but they are and [Netanyahu’s] job is to protect his country.
“And anyway, we’ll find out what he’s made of.”
