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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: sandintoes who wrote (493398)	11/16/2003 12:21:43 AM
From: laura_bush	Read Replies (3) of 769667

Bush visit labelled a 'selfish stunt' Nov 14 2003 George Bush's meeting with families of British soldiers killed in Iraq was dismissed as a selfish stunt by two angry fathers. The United States President wants to meet relatives during his visit to the UK to tell them their loved ones died in a "noble cause". As he prepared to face the bereaved families, Mr Bush was unapologetic about his decision to go to war. "The actions we have taken will make the world more secure and the world more peaceful in the long run." he said. Mr Bush said he will offer the families the sympathy "of the American people and the prayers of the president". The President, who arrives on Tuesday, will tell them "that their loved ones did not die in vain". But grieving fathers Robert Kelly and Reg Keys said the meeting would only benefit Mr Bush. Mr Kelly's 18-year-old son Private Andrew Kelly, of 3rd Battalion The Parachute Regiment, was killed in a shooting accident in Basra on May 6. The 53-year-old father said the President and Prime Minister Tony Blair did not care about the deaths of British troops. "For these people to meet families, it is only for their own gain. They are not sympathetic towards people like me. They don't really care that my son lost his life," he said. Mr Keys, 51, said he opposed Mr Bush's visit, but wanted to meet him to tell him he was responsible for his son's death. Lance Corporal Thomas Keys was one of six Royal Military Policemen killed by a mob as they defended a police station in the southern town of Al Majar al-Kabir in June. He was four days short of his 21st birthday. icberkshire.icnetwork.co.uk

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