Dubya's visit to Britain was far from a grand finale to his presidency.  As reported in The Independent: "Gordon Brown is ready to override the misgivings of George Bush by going ahead with a major announcement on British troop withdrawals from Iraq. The US President will sit down to talks with Mr Brown today after their dinner at Downing Street last night sparked anti-Bush protests in Parliament Square.

"Before he arrived at No 10, Mr Bush issued a veiled warning to Mr Brown that now was not the right time to be withdrawing forces from Iraq, saying such a decision depended on success of the allied mission...

"But David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary, signalled that Mr Brown would go ahead with plans to pull out British forces when the training of Iraqi forces was completed. Brushing aside tensions with the President, Mr Brown plans to make the announcement on the remaining 4,100 troops in Basra before the end of next month, when MPs begin their summer recess.

"Mr Bush met the Queen for tea at Windsor Castle before travelling to Downing Street. The violinist Nigel Kennedy was among celebrities who said they would join anti-war protests in Parliament Square and spoil the leaders' dinner. However, police kept demonstrators well clear of No 10, blocking off the whole of Whitehall."

And one of the highlights of Bush's farewell British was well deserved blowback from his awful presidency.

As the article continued: "The public perception of Mr Bush, who leaves office in January, as already being "history" was heightened by the arrival of three historians at Downing Street for last night's dinner.