Bush was 'last great soldier-statesman'

By Steve Holland
Updated December 6 2018 - 6:11am, first published 3:28am
Political feuds have been set aside for former president George HW Bush's funeral in Washington.
Political feuds have been set aside for former president George HW Bush's funeral in Washington.

The former US president George HW Bush has been hailed at his state funeral as a World War II hero, Cold War veteran and architect of a US victory against Iraq, who went on to represent a bygone era of civility in American politics.

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