DALLAS — Former President George W. Bush’s decision not to appear at ground zero with President Barack Obama after the death of Osama bin Laden is consistent with his desire to keep a low public profile, former first lady Laura Bush said Thursday.
“He’s made the real decision not to enter into politics or the public eye,” Laura Bush said Thursday.
Bush said she and her husband were out to dinner Sunday night when they received word that Obama wanted to speak with him. The former president went home to take the call informing him that U.S. military forces had killed Osama bin Laden, she said.
“We’re very, very proud of our military and our intelligence services. It was risky, and it was dangerous for our members of the military,” she said.
She said Bush feels that current presidents alone should preside over such official ceremonies as the one held Thursday at ground zero. The Associated Press
