09-07-2007, 02:36 AM
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Illusionary
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One too many Fosters?
Though I understand he was not drunk....I actually find myself wishing he was.
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US President George W. Bush today thanked "Austrian" Prime Minister John Howard, in front of a summit of business leaders, for being a kind OPEC host.
OPEC is the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
Mr Bush, who flew halfway around the world to be in Australia, not Austria, for the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) summit of world leaders, took to the stage at the Sydney Opera House.
He thanked Mr Howard for his introduction and for being such a "kind host" for the OPEC summit.
"I mean APEC summit," he said.
"I've been invited to the OPEC summit next year. The APEC summit."
The faux pas brought laughter from his audience.
As if that was not enough though, Mr Bush also botched the host country's name, referring to Mr Howard's visit to Iraq in 2006 as a thank you to "the Austrian troops there".
Mr Bush also stumbled over his pronunciation of Jemaah Islamiah, the regional terror network, but had no trouble with its abbreviation - JI.
Upon finishing his speech, Mr Bush took the wrong way off-stage and, looking slightly perplexed, had to be redirected by Mr Howard to a centre-stage exit.
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