Bush susah bedain antara Austria dan Australia
dan juga antara APEC dan OPEC
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Bush confuses Austria and Australia in latest gaffe
Last updated at 11:41am on 7th September 2007
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For George Bush, it was a gaffe waiting to happening.
The similarities in sounding between Australia and Austria led Bush into an embarrassing blunder down under.
The US president thanked Australian premier John Howard for visiting 'Austrian troops' in Iraq.
Bush thanked Australian premier John Howard (right) for visiting 'Austrian' troops
There are no Austrian troops there, although Australia has 1,500 military personnel in the region.
He continued his blunders by then confusing the organisations of APEC and OPEC.
Talking at a business forum on the eve of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Sydney, Mr Bush also told Mr Howard: "Mr Prime Minister, thank you for your introduction. Thank you for being such a fine host for the OPEC summit."
As the audience laughed, the US president corrected himself and joked: "He invited me to the OPEC summit next year."
(But unfortunately) Australia has never been a member of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
George Bush confused APEC and OPEC in front of laughing Australians[/QUOTE]
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