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Mar-21-03, 07:17 AM (ET)
Bush went to bed early as bombing began
Bush went to bed early as bombing began

'He's very focused, very collected. ... He's a person who knows he's made the
right decision'


By BARRIE McKENNA
From Friday's Globe and Mail

Washington — While much of the world was glued to TV sets Wednesday night,
U.S. President George W. Bush tucked himself into bed early after authorizing a
bold raid to kill Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and appearing on national TV to
declare the start of war.

Yesterday, the U.S. President rose early and was behind his desk in the Oval
Office by 7 a.m., not unlike most other days in the White House.

"This is a different kind of President," said Allan Lichtman, a veteran watcher of
U.S. presidents and chairman of the history department at American University in
Washington. "Bush is supremely good at focusing on a few things, staying on
message and delegating what he's not comfortable with to others. That's George
Bush."

Mr. Bush slept not knowing whether the raid had been successful and while Mr.
Hussein turned up -- apparently alive -- on Iraqi television, calling on his people
to rise up against the U.S. invaders and taunting the "little Bush."