Bush 'Looking for Meal' Stuns U.S. Troops in Iraq

[BMWlover]

Though I didn't like Bush, I was impressed at the surprise visit.
What you guys think?

 

[skandalous]

I thought it was pretty cool, myself. Took a lot of balls to do that.

 

[epj3]

I think he should be fighting along side with the soldiers.

 

[PuShAkOv]

It was very nice of him

 

[CosmosBlack]

Yeah, Nice guy...

and it's called "Politics"

 

[MyHarley]

President Bush and the troops were clearly moved..................let's not take anything away from that moment..........

 

[Bryan330i]

I had to look at this again and again. Did I drink that much? Just think about it, AF-1 with the President in Iraq. WOW! Impressive!

 

[mikev]

I thought it was pretty cool, myself. Took a lot of balls to do that.

yes it did so why then did he shut down my country on his visit???? no mobile phones in london for a week, 800+ Trigger happy bodyguards wanting blood, 100,000 people protesting against him coming outside buckingham palace, the rest of the country just sat at home complaining about it. it was an absoult nightmare and wasted a week of my life.

 

[M_Six]

Bush's little visit to the desert was a gamble. The payoff? A temporary boost in morale and a fantastic photo-op for the folks back home. I'm sure this didn't hurt his ratings here either.

The risk? If something disasterous had happened, he'd have handed the Iraqi insurgents a huge, huge victory and would have destroyed all morale and will to fight. Plus it would have happened at a time when the entire congress was out of Washington along with most of the administration.

Granted, it was all kept top secret and his plane landed in the dark. But he was on the ground 2-1/2 hours. There's no way that at least some Iraqis didn't know. All it would have taken was one shot from a shoulder-fired missile...

The incalculable loss to this nation had something bad happened weighed against the temporary good he accomplished makes his trip a foolish risk. IMHO, of course.

And if something bad had happened, how many years would it have taken for us to stop thinking of Thanksgiving as the day we lost a President?

Bush gambled and won. Good for him. VERY lucky for the rest of us.

 

[flashinthepan]

yes it did so why then did he shut down my country on his visit???? no mobile phones in london for a week, 800+ Trigger happy bodyguards wanting blood, 100,000 people protesting against him coming outside buckingham palace, the rest of the country just sat at home complaining about it. it was an absoult nightmare and wasted a week of my life.

Remember JFK ??

Our Prez means more than your Lunatic protesters & more than our own Lunatic protesters. W was "Invited", & security is a must, anywhere.

The trip to Iraq - was an exceptional way of showing appreciation.

 

[Big Daddy]

Remember JFK ??

Our Prez means more than your Lunatic protesters & more than our own Lunatic protesters. W was "Invited", & security is a must, anywhere.

The trip to Iraq - was an exceptional way of showing appreciation.

Amen, well said

 

[frolf]

yeah, i thought that was really cool.

 

[mikev]

Remember JFK ??

Our Prez means more than your Lunatic protesters & more than our own Lunatic protesters. W was "Invited", & security is a must, anywhere.

The trip to Iraq - was an exceptional way of showing appreciation.

granted he needed an escort but not 800 people (im not exagerating either!) it was a complete farce and nothing got accomplished. despite all this security your beloved "prez" brought along a national newspaper got a guy hired inside the palace on fake referances, they wern't even checked on either! the ammount of desruption and the millions of pounds of the tax payers (MY) money went on entertaining a not very popular guy over here at the moment. (just airing my frustration)

 

[flashinthepan]

granted he needed an escort but not 800 people (im not exagerating either!) it was a complete farce and nothing got accomplished. despite all this security your beloved "prez" brought along a national newspaper got a guy hired inside the palace on fake referances, they wern't even checked on either! the ammount of desruption and the millions of pounds of the tax payers (MY) money went on entertaining a not very popular guy over here at the moment. (just airing my frustration)

Mikev,

I hear ya !!

 

[codex57]

Apparently, SF lost a mayor on or near Thanksgiving. Mayor Moscone. Saw something on the news about it.

 

[epj3]

Think of the tax money it took for him to go over there to raise his approval rating. Geesh, maybe he'll use a little more government money to raise his rating.

 

[Bryan330i]

granted he needed an escort but not 800 people (im not exagerating either!) it was a complete farce and nothing got accomplished. despite all this security your beloved "prez" brought along a national newspaper got a guy hired inside the palace on fake referances, they wern't even checked on either! the ammount of desruption and the millions of pounds of the tax payers (MY) money went on entertaining a not very popular guy over here at the moment. (just airing my frustration)

I understand what you are saying. Doing this is so expensive because the hatred of the US and its people and pres. is so strong. It is sad to see this happening and to see how far it has expanded.

 

[BMWlover]

Did you guys know that also Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was visiting Iraq right after Bush's sudden visit? Democratic people might be perplexed. Politics is almost always a jungle of trick-or- treat...heheh..

 

[MyHarley]

I would like to hear DrPierceMD's comments on this subject when he returns from Iraq..........be safe DP.........