BREAKING NEWS: Bush visits Iraq!

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Ted Striker
hell yeah

This pic looks like a fake .
But even if it's genuine, such move is so demagogical I'm surprised anybody falls for it. PROBABLY, Bush is the kind of guy who lives for serving Turkey directly to soldiers

[Drake Tungsten]

You've become a lot more cynical in your time away, Spiff. It doesn't suit you.

[Spiffor]

I've always been cynical. I dare you to find any post here where I trusted Bush (or any politician for that matter)

[Drake Tungsten]

You were loveably cynical before. Now you seem bitterly cynical. Very (dare I say it?) French...

[Spiffor]

I'm only bitterly cynical because I drank too much today, and because I still need to re-adapt myself to Apolyton's sociality. Don't worry, it'll go away

[Harry Tuttle]

Hey, you've got to admit, love him or hate him, he does have a flare for the dramatic. I was floored when I heard about it, in fact so was my whole family, dems and repubs alike.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Anyway, I have to say I really like what Bush did hear. Slipped out of his ranch to say hi to the guys in Iraq for a suprise visit to have some turkey with them. Great security too, because hardly anyone knew (not even Mrs. Bush).

This was a very good job, Mr. President .

[DinoDoc]

This must be one of the few times a secret was actually kept in Washington.

[Ned]

Osweld, put yourselves in the shoes of an Iraqi beginning to doubt America's commitment due to all the negative campaigning by Democrats, the constant negative coverage by al Jazeera and other Arab media and the recent move to turn over power to the Iraqi government ASAP. The president's visit has got to be reassuring.

Of course, if you are on the other side, president Bush's visit has got to be very disturbing.

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Ned
Osweld, put yourselves in the shoes of an Iraqi beginning to doubt America's commitment due to all the negative campaigning by Democrats, the constant negative coverage by al Jazeera and other Arab media and the recent move to turn over power to the Iraqi government ASAP. The president's visit has got to be reassuring.

Not really reassuring unless Bush went to visit Iraqi officials and ministers aswell*. As it is he only met with the troops which isn't that meaningful as far as the Iraqi citizenry are concerned.

*Of course security reasons probably prohibited that, which in itself may disconcert the Iraqis.

[Drake Tungsten]

Not really reassuring unless Bush went to visit Iraqi officials and ministers aswell*.

He did meet with some members of the Iraqi Governing Council.

[Dauphin]

One of the few instances where the Bush crew get it right in foreign relations.

[DanS]

I thought it was a good move. It boosted my morale in an electric kind of way.

In the morning during my drive home home for Thanksgiving, they mentioned on the radio that Bush was going to be in Texas at his ranch and then a couple of weeks of fundraising. It didn't strike me too well, knowing that so many soldiers were in the field.

[Case]

I thought that Bush wanted the Iraqis to 'bring it on'. Surely if he'd forgone secrecy he, and his security detail, could have contributed to this strategy

Originally posted by Ned
I hope the Iraqi's themselves appreciate what Bush has done.

What, flown into the main airport for a few hours where he hung out with American troops? Yeah, that's really going to make everyone in Iraq's day.

[Ned]

Case, members of the Iraqi governing council were present as well.

Bush is the first American president to have visited Iraq - ever. If an Iraqi is pinning any hopes at all on America, Bush's visit has to be inspiring.