AWOL to visit UK families who lost soldiers in Iraq.

Bush set for noisy reception in UK

“LONDON, England (CNN) – Tens of thousands of anti-war campaigners are preparing to give George W. Bush a noisy reception when he arrives on what is described as the first state visit to Britain by a U.S. president.”

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“The president hopes to meet the families of British soldiers killed in Iraq and said he would tell them their loved ones died fighting for a noble cause and that he grieves for their sacrifice.”

“I am so pleased to be going to a country which says that people are allowed to express their mind. That's fantastic. Freedom is a beautiful thing," he told the Press Association”

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http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/11/14/britain.bush/


Now what’s wrong with this picture? Oh yeah, he doesn’t do that with his own countrymen. I guess the accent makes them seem more like people who mourn than families in the US.

One thing we can be sure of is that the US media will point out that Bush shows more respect to the fallen in England than in the US. (ha, ha, ha).