Rourke 'Bush Was in the Wrong Place At the Wrong Time'

5 months ago 10th Jan 04:34

Actor Mickey Rourke sympathises with U.S. President George W.

Bush - insisting he doesn't know how any politician could have successfully navigated America after the 911 attacks on New York.

The Hollywood tough-guy spoke out about his political views in a candid interview with Britain's GQ magazine, and admits he doesn't understand why so many people blame Bush for a string of world issues - including Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism in the West.

And the actor, who claims he didn't follow last year's (08) historic U.S. election battle between Barack Obama and John McCain, urges the public t o consider the tremendous pressure the controversial president was under following the terror attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001.

He tells the publication, "President Bush was in the wrong place at the wrong time, I don't know how anyone could have handled this situation. "I don't give a fuck who's in office, Bush or whoever, there is no simple solution to this problem.

I don't give a fk who's in office, Bush or whoever, there is no simple solution to this problem

"I'm not one of those who blames Bush for everything. This st between Christians and Muslims goes back to the Crusades, doesn't it."

20 "It's too easy to blame everything on one guy. These are unpredictable, dangerous times, and I don't think that anyone really knows quite what to do".

Rourke also confesses he was so angry after 911, he wanted to fight the war on terror himself.

He adds, "I'm not politically educated. But I do know that after 911 I wanted to go over there, you know what I'm saying?" And the star is baffled by the U.K.'s approach to fundamentalists - insisting he was taken aback by the freedom of speech allowed in the U.K. He explains, "I was in London recently and I couldn't believe all these hate-talking fanatics you have over here who are allowed to carry on doing their thing even when a bus full of women and children gets blown to pieces. "I know you've deported one or two of them, but it seems crazy.

I think t here is worse to come, something terrible will happen to either America or the U.K., or France even. I don't think these fundamentalists should be allowed to talk all this crap, and brainwashing these young kids".