November 14, 2003

Bush plans to meet families of UK fallen soldiers, but still not meeting with US families

I swear, stuff like this is going to give me an aneurysm if I'm not careful. I just posted a few minutes ago about how Bush hasn't been meeting with the families of US soldiers who died fighting his war, and now find that he is planning to meet with the families of British soldiers who have died.

When asked about the families of the 54 British soldiers killed in Iraq, President Bush said: "I am going to meet some.

"There's two messages. One, the prayers of the American people and the prayers of the president are with them, as they suffer.

"Secondly, that I will tell them that their loved ones did not die in vain. The actions we have taken will make the world more secure and the world more peaceful in the long run."

So, it's OK for him to be seen comforting the families of soldiers from OTHER countries who died, but he doesn't have the time to meet with the families of the US soldiers he's killed.

One father in the UK, however, seems to have Bush's number pretty good:

However, the father of the youngest UK soldier killed in Iraq said Mr Bush and Mr Blair did not care about the deaths of British troops.

Andrew Kelly,18, from Tavistock, in Devon, died in a shooting accident near his barracks in the southern city of Basra on 6 May.

His father Robert, from Saltash, in Cornwall, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme he had not been invited to meet Mr Bush, and did not want to meet him.

"For these people to meet families, it is only for their own gain," he said.

"What does George Bush care about our families and my family? He doesn't care."

No. He really doesn't. He doesn't care about the UK families, and he sure doesn't care about the US families. He's a craven, desperate petty man. I will never understand why anyone thought he was the least bit qualified to run this country. As for those who believe that he was "appointed" or "anointed" by the Christian God, well, it sure doesn't speak well of His judgment. Very few of his (Bush) actions do.

Posted by thorswitch at November 14, 2003 10:04 AM | TrackBack


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Whomever he is meeting with must have been vetted first.

The loathing over there is pretty strong. These could be an interesting and revealing couple of days. You can bet some Republicans are going to start calling UK citizens cowards or something similar.

I like the white on black by the way, though I'm probably one of the few.

Posted by: andrew | byte back at November 14, 2003 12:29 PM

He doesn't care about the UK families, and he sure doesn't care about the US families. He's a craven, desperate petty man.

Alas, Dubya is the perfect portrait of your average white male Amerikkkan in the new century........

Posted by: PDM at November 21, 2003 09:28 AM