Bush Meetings With Grieving War Relatives Yield Tears, Resolve

Source: Bloomberg News

Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Tears rolled down George W. Bush's cheeks. Twice, Hildi Halley handed him a tissue. Otherwise, she didn't let up on the president.

``I hold you responsible for my husband's death,'' she says she told him as they sat facing one another, alone in a teacher's lounge, their knees almost touching. ``You made a mistake, and it's your responsibility as a Christian man to end this war.''

``I'm really not here to discuss public policy with you,'' she says Bush told her at the meeting in August 2006, two months after her husband, Army National Guard Captain Patrick Damon, died in Afghanistan.

As the president rose to leave after 20 minutes, he said he hoped the visit would help the Falmouth, Maine, woman heal. Halley, 42, replied, ``What would really help my healing is if you'd start finding a way to bring our troops home.''



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that he is a "Christian man."

Why couldnt he just lie to her and pretend to care?
Yeah I know, its not right to lie but telling her "I'm not here to discuss policy with you"
is just wrong and mean spirited.
I can only conclude that he just doesnt give a rats ass.

adding to the chorus of "asshole".

Translation: "I'm only here because I have to be, and who cares what you think, anyway? I'm The Decider, damn it!"

I loved how she confronted bushie. k&r