May 14, 2008, 6:54 pm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush said on Tuesday he quit playing golf in 2003 out of respect for the families of Americans killed in the war in Iraq.
ââ¬ÅI donââ¬â¢t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the Commander-in-Chief playing golf,ââ¬Â Bush said in an interview with Yahoo and Politico.com.
ââ¬ÅI feel I owe it to the families to be as ââ¬â to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal,ââ¬Â he said.
Bush said his last round of golf was in August 2003 when he was informed that a truck bomb had wrecked the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 people, including U.N. envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.
ââ¬ÅI donââ¬â¢t want some mom whose son may have recently died to see the Commander-in-Chief playing golf,ââ¬Â Bush said in an interview with Yahoo and Politico.com.
ââ¬ÅI feel I owe it to the families to be as ââ¬â to be in solidarity as best as I can with them. And I think playing golf during a war just sends the wrong signal,ââ¬Â he said.
Bush said his last round of golf was in August 2003 when he was informed that a truck bomb had wrecked the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad, killing 22 people, including U.N. envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello.
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