An interview to be broadcast tonight asks George Bush to point to where Iraq is on the map.

Here is an exclusive transcript of the testy exchange, with QVC's Raymond Boinebalm:

"Mr President, that's a nice suit you're wearing."

GB, smiling, "Thank you very much. It's really great to be here."

"So, Mr President, do you know where Iraq is on the map?"

GB: "Oh. Uhm. Yes. Of course I do. Why would you ask me such a question?"

"So where is it then, on this map?"

GB: "Uhm. What?"

"On this map, here."

GB: "Oh. Uhm. Yes, of course I can."

"?"

GB: "! There."

"Did you just nod your head at this map of the world? Could you point to the place where Iraq is please?"

GB: "Well I can see it all the way over here! Why don't you know where it is? Ha Ha, are you stupid?"

"Where is it then?"

GB: "You don't know? Ha ha. Look, you really think that I would send service personnel into harms way and didn't know, uhm, don't know, where I'm sending them?"

"Uhm, I don't know. Point to Iraq on this map and we'll see."

GB: "I'm offended."

"Sorry, Mr President, it wasn't my intention to offend you."

GB: "Well I am. Really, I am. I can assure you of that. Yes indeed."

"Sorry, again... So you're not going to point then?"

GB: "Of course I know where Iraq is, I don't need to point to it to prove I know where it is."

The interview goes on like this for another 20 minutes.

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Following the recording of this interview, a spokesman for the White House told reporters:

"This tirrade of map based abuse was the last thing we expected when we agreed to the interview on the usually supportive QVC Shopping Channel."

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The full interview can be seen on the QVC Shopping Channel tonight at 9, during the 5% off all Persian Rugs Hour.

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