Bush: "I Gave up Golf to be in Solidarity With Families of Soldiers in Iraq"....

I agree, he would look like an ass playing golf while we're at war. But keep it to yourself, this isn't going to win you any sympathy.....

WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush said in an interview out Tuesday that he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of US soldiers killed in the conflict in Iraq, now in its sixth year.

"I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal," he said in an interview for Yahoo! News and Politico magazine

"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."

The US president traced his decision to the August 19, 2003 bombing of UN headquarters in Baghdad, which killed the world body's top official in Iraq, Sergio Vieira de Mello.

Bush's last round of golf as president dates back to October 13, 2003, according to meticulous records kept by CBS news. (?? -ed.)

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[atheling]

Right. The Left will hate him no matter what he does or doesn't do.

I don't think it's wrong for him to play golf - the man needs recreation after all. And I doubt any of our soldiers would resent him for it.