President George H.W. Bush passes away. Russiagate continues to unfold and Paris bursts into

flame. We'll get into all of it. I'm Ben Shapiro. This is The Ben Shapiro Show.

Oh, man, so much to get to. A lot happened over the weekend in Russia Gate. And of course,

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passed away at the age of 94. H.W. was, in fact, an American hero. His entire life was dedicated to American public service. According to the Associated Press, the public viewing for President George H.W. Bush will begin, will kick off four days of events that will include a state funeral at Washington's National

Cathedral on Wednesday and a private service at President Bush's longtime church in Houston on

Thursday. His body is supposed to arrive in Washington today for public viewing in the Capitol

Rotunda, which is a rare honor that is only bestowed on a few. Former Secretary of State,

Colin Powell, calls him a perfect American for how he served

his country in so many capacities. He died at his Houston home at age 94 over the weekend.

His crowning achievement as president was assembling the international military coalition,

according to the Associated Press, that liberated Kuwait from invading Iraq in 1991 in a war

that lasted just 100 hours at the time. He was ripped

up and down for not invading Iraq directly and going after Saddam Hussein. He said that was

beyond the mission. And obviously later events seem to have justified that to at least a certain extent.

He was a humble hero of World War II. He was just 20. When he survived being shot down during a

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