In Australia, Bush Welcomes Business Leaders To "OPEC" Summit Meeting - SMH

United States President George Bush made one of his characteristic pronunciation bungles this morning welcoming business leaders to the "OPEC" meeting instead of the APEC meeting.

But with a dose of Texan charm Mr Bush grinned and said OPEC - which stands for Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries - was a meeting he is due to attend next year.

Sailing through an attempt at bidding everyone "G'day" Mr Bush gave a strong speech praising the development of democracy in the Asia Pacific region and a rousing defence of America's role in the war in Iraq. Mr Bush described the ongoing war in Iraq as "the calling of our time" saying the fight to spread democracy must never be abandoned.

"Moms around the world share the same hope and that is for their kids to grow up in a free and safe society," Mr Bush said. "Whenever they are given the chance the people of every culture and every region choose freedom over repression."

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/oops-dubya-picks-wrong-pec/2007/09/07/1188783457965.html

The embarassment grows every single day.