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Source: AFP

Bush to Obama: your friends will betray you


WASHINGTON (AFP) — President George W. Bush warned his successor Barack Obama of the perks and dangers of being the most powerful man in the world, saying he will have ups and downs and that some of his best friends will betray him.

"And there will be disappointments, I promise you. He will be disappointed," Bush told reporters Monday at the last press conference of his eight-year mandate ending January 20.

"Sometimes the biggest disappointments will come from your so-called friends," Bush said about what Obama might expect when he takes over the Oval Office.

"On the other hand, the job is so exciting and so profound that the disappointments will be clearly, you know, a minor irritant," he added.

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