May 14, 2008 - 9:28am
Tornoe's Toons: Bush sacrificed golf for the troops
By Rob Tornoe
As the violence continues in Iraq, George W. Bush told Politico and Yahoo News in a joint online interview that he in fact made a great sacrifice in the name of our troops: Golf."I don't want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the commander in chief playing golf," he said. "I feel I owe it to the families to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal."
According to the interview, Bush made the decision after the August 2003 bombing of the U.N headquarters in Baghdad. The attack killed Sergio Vieira de Mello, who was the top U.N. official in Iraq, as well as the organization's high commissioner for human rights. 21 other members of his staff also died in the bombing.
The whole thing kind-of reminded me of this famous Bush statement after announcing his serious stance on global terrorism.
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Can this clown go away
Can this clown go away already? having such a high-profile primary season makes you forget that this bozo is still in office.
Bush's Golf War!
It's sad, everyone in the military is working 18 to 20 hour days, 7 days a week - and Bush lies about not playing golf! JFK and LBJ were focused on one goal, accomplishing the mission and getting our troops out of harms way!