“Goodbye, from the world's biggest polluter.”

— George W. Bush

Concluding a private address at the Tokyo G8 summit; July 12, 2008; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2277298/President-George-Bush-'Goodbye-from-the-world's-biggest-polluter'.html
2000s, 2008

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