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Peter Davidson

George Bush in embarrassing gaffe as he condemns 'unjustified invasion of Iraq' in Ukraine mix-up

Former US President George Bush made an embarrassing gaffe when he hit out at the "unjustified and brutal" invasion of Iraq when he meant to say Ukraine.

The 75-year-old was delivering a speech at the presidential centre in Dallas, Texas, when he was speaking about the war in Ukraine.

Speaking about the importance of democracy and the lack of it in Russia, Bush said it gave Vladimir Putin the green light to attack its neighbour.

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