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| Bush defends US record on Darfur |
| US President George W Bush has defended his decision not to send troops to the Sudanese region of Darfur, despite what he calls a genocide taking plac
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 15-February-2008
1:11:22 AM |
| He called it a "seminal decision" not to intervene with force, taken partly out of the desire not to send US troops into another Muslim country.
Mr Bush was speaking to BBC World News America before flying to Africa.
He also discussed controversy over China's Olympics - saying he would attend the event as scheduled.
After Hollywood director Steven Spielberg withdrew his assistance to the Olympics in protest at China's policy towards Darfur, Mr Bush said he would not be taking a similar stance.
"I view the Olympics as a sporting event," he told the BBC's Matt Frei.
But he added that he would meet Chinese President Hu Jintao and "remind him that he can do more to relieve the suffering in Darfur".
Mr Bush is scheduled to leave on Friday for his second tour of Africa - though he said on Thursday he might be delayed if a crucial wiretapping bill was held up in Congress.
He is due to visit Benin, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ghana and Liberia.
The president will be travelling with his wife, Laura.
They will visit hospitals, schools and businesses, hoping to show how US investment in health and development programmes has made a real difference to Africans.
Aid promises
Mr Bush said he had a "firm, heartfelt commitment to the continent of Africa".
But he said it was also in the interest of US and global security to tackle poverty there
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