High blood pressure was acting up.
He grabbed the phone abruptly and dialed the UK Defense Minister's special line.
Malcolm Rifkind was relieved of his duties as Defense Minister after the last "strategic coma."
The current Defense Minister is Michael Portillo.
This time, the call connected quickly.
The other party greeted him with a gentlemanly salutation.
"Good afternoon, George. It's comforting to hear your voice. I heard things are quite unsettled in Washington recently. Are you and your family alright?"
But Michael Portillo's tone seemed somewhat... Schadenfreude.
Little Bush wasn't in the mood for beating around the bush and directly interrogated: "Michael! Was the UK's strong push behind sending the NATO advisory mission? I need an explanation!"
"Oh, dear George, about that matter..."
