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If the shoe fits, wear it
After eight years of the presidency of George W. Bush, the American leader was finally brought to heel in Baghdad by a single Iraqi journalist.
- Gulf News
- Published: 23:32 December 15, 2008
After eight years of the presidency of George W. Bush, the American leader was finally brought to heel in Baghdad by a single Iraqi journalist. By lobbing his shoes at the US President, Muntadar Ali Zeidi struck a size-10 blow for all those who have opposed the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Perhaps Bush can blame faulty intelligence for not knowing that shoes of mass destruction were hidden in Iraq. Were Al Qaida operatives behind the plot? Was an axis of evil at work? Will the US meet violence with resolve in defence of all freedom-loving people?
"All I can report," Bush quipped of the incident, "it is a size 10". Somehow, that's probably one of the most intelligent things he has said in eight years.
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