[Vision2020] Bush, Sr. Stunned by Attacks on His Son

[Ralph Nielsen]

Of course it's not easy, it's all about OIL.

Ralph



nickgier at adelphia.net nickgier at adelphia.net
Fri Nov 24 09:31:23 PST 2006


Ex-President Defends His Son

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 22 (AP) — Former President  
George Bush took on Arab critics of his son Tuesday during a testy  
exchange at a leadership conference.

“My son is an honest man,” Mr. Bush told members of the audience who  
harshly criticized President Bush. The Persian Gulf used to be safe  
territory for former President Bush, who brought Arab leaders  
together in a coalition that drove Saddam Hussein’s troops from  
Kuwait in 1991. But the gratitude was overshadowed at the conference  
by hostility toward his son.

“We do not respect your son,” a woman in the audience bluntly told  
him after his speech. “We do not respect what he’s doing all over the  
world.” Mr. Bush, 82, appeared stunned as others in the audience  
whooped and whistled in approval.

“This son is not going to back away,” he said. “He’s not going to  
change his view because some poll says this or some poll says that,  
or some heartfelt comments from the lady who feels deeply in her  
heart about something. You can’t be president of the United States  
and conduct yourself if you’re going to cut and run. This is going to  
work out in Iraq. I understand the anxiety. It’s not easy.”