Bush senior heckled at Kansas university

Former US president George Bush senior was heckled at the University of Kansas as he reminisced about his career and reflected on the economic and international issues dominating the end of his son’s presidency.

Bush said it was too early to know how history would judge his son’s two terms, defending his recent oversight of the current war in Iraq and discussing the decision in the first Gulf War not to topple Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.

The crowd of about 2,000 people was mostly friendly, but security officers evicted about six hecklers, who appeared to be critics of the current president.

“These guys yelling at me, that doesn’t bother me any more,” Bush said. “It goes with the territory, and you have to get used to it.”