Bush Senior’s death prompts sincere eulogies


Issue 1071 - 13 Dec 2018 | 1 minute read

The death on 30 November of George HW Bush, 41st president of the United States, prompted some heartfelt expressions of sympathy from Gulf leaders, particularly in Kuwait and Iraqi Kurdistan. Images of Bush and the American flag were displayed on the iconic Kuwait Towers on the day he died. In a letter to Bush’s son, Potus 43 George W Bush, Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah said “we have lost a dear friend… the Kuwaiti people will never forget him as a supporter of justice.”

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