A Day in the Life of President Bush (Bush's Iraq Troop Visit Photos): 11/27/03

YAHOO, WHITEHOUSE | 11/27/03

[MJY1288]

President Bush made a surprise visit to our troops in Iraq today, he arrived on Airforce One at Baghdad International Airport just after dark and surprised some 600 soldiers before being served a full course traditional Thanksgiving meal. President Bush was greeted with a thunderous applause from the surprised troops that clearly touched the Commander-in-Chief

Enjoy this special Thanksgiving Day "Dose"

[MJY1288]

All of America saw the man we all have come to know. Before today, most Americans have seen this President through the liberal filter we all know as the mainstream press. Today, America saw a leader who is willing to place himself in harms way in order to visit our brave men and women serving this country and thank them for their service and sacrifice. No Liberal filter was able to spin this today, because it played out right in front of our eyes before it could be edited.

This was a great day for our troops and a great day for America

[admiralsn]

I don't see it as arrogance-- I see it as desperation. Pure and simple desperation, and it makes me smile BIG!

[MJY1288]

I agree 100%

[admiralsn]

All of America saw the man we all have come to know.

So true. And some are seeing the light of day while others have run into the shadows for another 4 years to hide. Still others are willing to bare all their stupidity by declaring this to not be such a big deal. I just have to laugh.

[Mo1]

That's true and you make an excellent point. It's just that some of the things that come out of their mouths are just unbelievable

Just when I think they can't dig any lower

They keep digging

[Mo1]

Hope eveyone had a nice Thanksgiving.

I have to admit it was very enjoyable .. even the lib. members of my family were impressed with President Bush's visit today

Hope you had an enjoyable day also

[MJY1288]

By the time George W. Bush turns to wave to all of us, as he is about to board Marine One for the last time, in January 2009. The world will be a safer place and our National Pride will be stronger than ever thanks to this man of vision. The Democrats will still be mis-underestimating him as they assume their place in history next to Neville Chamberlain and the other spineless worms who passed up the chance to defend liberty when evil was in plain sight.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

Thanks mo1

Mr.B and I had a nice and quiet Thanksgiving

It took me awhile to prepare it all, 'cause I'm on crutches..but it was such a great day, especially because of what W did for our troops today..

Thanks for pinging me to CK's awesome thread today!

Ms.B

[Defender2]

Thank You for posting a Great Article!!!!:-) Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless!!!!:-)

[kayak]

Please remember the following members of the military and their families/friends in prayer:

~ ohioWfan ..... son Eric
~ Gogranny ..... grandson Jarrett, deployed
~ Inspectorette ..... son Eric
~ LBGA ..... son is deployed
~ Slip18 ..... nephew is aboard ship - active duty USN
~ anniegetyourgun ..... nephew Josh
~ Himyar ..... son Robert
~ mrs tiggywinkle ….. nephew Michael is in the Navy
~ CyberAnt ….. nephew Jody
~ milagro ….. son is deployed in the Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Ross (101st airborne), deployed to Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. friend of daughter … Chris (Navy) heading for Mid-East
~ Jewels1091 ….. cousin, Phil, serving in the US Navy
~ from hoosiermama …
…..Brad who has been deployed
…..… Shanty & Josh (husband & wife just deployed separately)
…..… Bill and Bill (both military academy grads)
…..(when you teach, they're all your kids)
~ from Maigrey ….. Sgt. C. Cole
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked … husband soon to be deployed
~ Wneighbor ….. son-in-law Thomas deployed
~ zlala ….. brother is deploying to the Mid-East
~ Pippin ….. niece in the Air Force …. nephew in the Army stationed in the Far East
~ WomanofStandard ….. a dear friend has three sons in the military
…..Dustin (Army) - Mid-East….. Troy (Air Force) – Italy ….. Tyler (Army) – just returned from Afghanistan and currently at Ft. Bragg, NC
~ baseballmom ….. friend’s nephew, Thomas (Navy), just deployed
~ hoosier_RW_conspirator ….. friend’s son Danny (Army), just deployed
~ kemathen7 ….. boyfriend, John (AirForce)
~ Warriormom ….. CIA agents whose plane crashed and may have been kidnapped in Colombia
~ Freeper Per-Ling ….. active duty in the Navy ….. has a wife and 2-year-old
~ brand new Freeper leenie312 ….. son Nicholas is in the Marines
~ rintense .…. friend's brother, Brian Z.
…..… friend, Matt (who is a Freeper), deployed to the Mid-East
~ AF_Blue ….. active-duty AF
~ stand 4 something ….. husband Mike AND son Scott, (both Air National Guard) deployed to the Mid-East
~ JulieRNR21 ….. a friend's grandson, Wesley in the USAF
~ TigerCap ….. co-worker, Kevin, Marine Reservist deployed to Kuwait
~ bigeasy ….. friend’s husband is deployed ….. he asks for prayer for justice, wisdom, swift return home
~ brand new Freeper fc2tomschermuly (Navy), who just signed up today to thank us for supporting the military
~ EuroFrog ….. husband, SSG Mike, deployed to Kuwait
….. SSG Kris, friend of SSG Mike in Kuwait
~ whoever ….. son Adam, on a Navy ship in a “hot zone” … he’s a single father (a widower) with a 10 y/o daughter ….. please lift her up also
~ annyokie ….. son, Ian (Navy)
~ IncPen ….. Sarah (who was IncPen’s maid of honor at her wedding), Air Force flight nurse, just landed in Kuwait
….. friend’s son Matt is in Kuwait
….. brother in law Paul is awaiting deployment
~ TruthNtegrity ….. cousin's son, Andy, is an Ensign, USN
…..….. Jaime Bravo, a CPL in the USMC
~ RoseofTexas ….. the son of a friend, Leo, an MP in Kuwait
~ baseballmom ….. brother's brother-in-law, Chris, USAF Blackhawk pilot, now operating in Iraq
~ notpoliticallycorewrecked ….. nephew of a friend, B.C. (Marines), deployed to the Mid-East
~ goodnesswins ….. neighbor’s husband, Bruce, flying C-17's from Germany to Iraq
~ azGOPgal’s friend’s friend, Jeremy who is in the 10th Mountain Division
~ Warriormom requests prayer for April, a young, single mom de-mining the waters in the gulf
~ Bosco ….. cousin Michael is part of the Army Special Forces deployed in Iraq
~ FresnoArmyBrat ….. a cousin
~ Jim Robinson ….. two nephews
~ Marysecretary ….. grand-nephew, Paul, who is in Iraq
~ tinacart ….. best friend's son, Cody - 4th Infantry
~ DallasDeb ….. niece in Army, posted to Kuwait, may be repairing comm equipment in Iraq
~ Texas Princess ….. nephew Roland, (Air Force)
~ hoosiermama ….. Callie, in Iraq; Dawn's brother ??? and George in a tank somewhere
….. … one of our teachers Dan, working stateside to help "process" military and supplies
~ Maigrey ….. a friend of the family, John, going to Qutar as a financial advisor to help with rebuilding of Iraq’s economy
~ bigghurtt ….. 5 years in the Army, soon-to-be Special Forces
~ M0sby ..… husband Dan, a FReeper himself, serving in Kuwait
~ STARWISE ….. friend Carol’s son-in-law Jeff … in Iraq as an MP
~ the family of Staff Sgt. Steven Mitchell, who lost their home in a fire while he was serving in Iraq … pray for their injuries received in the fire to heal, especially his 2-year-old daughter, Maddie, who was badly burned
~ JulieRNR21 ..... friend Betty's grandson, Matt, in US Army
~ Scott Speicher from Desert Storm
~ Severa ….. husband (FR screen name Hostel), USN Submariner
…..… brother Wes, somewhere in Iraq
…..… husband's cousin David, US Army, Mosul, Iraq
~ McGavin999 ….. friends Chris, Mike, Christopher and David, all in Iraq
~ Pan_Yan & Pan_Yans Wife ….. friend, Mike, serving with the US Army in Baghdad
~ McLynnan ….. Seth, closest friend’s son-in-law, deploying to Iraq
~ PhiKapMom’s daughter, Jennifer, U. S. Navy
~ BonnieJ ….. cousin Doug (Army) is in Baghdad
~ SnarlinCubBear ..... Jason (Army) a penpal who is deployed to the mid-East
~ RoseofTexas ….. cousin's son Mark, 20 years old ….. he is in the heart of Baghdad
~ TruthNtegrity ….. a Navy pilot, Lt. CMDR Andrew, has returned home, seen his now 9-month old son, and is training for who-knows-what!
….. … brother's retirement ceremony (John) is set for Oct. 3rd. Please pray for post-retirement plans.
~ GOP-Pat ….. penpal Jim, SSG in the Army … has been in Iraq for 9 months and has no idea when he’ll get to come home
~ radiohead ….. niece Angel has gotten word that her tour of duty in Iraq has been extended …. nephew is staying home being Mr. Mom to their 2-y-o and is need of prayer also
~ RoseofTexas ….. soldier Joe M. from Ruidoso, N.M.
~ ladyinred ….. Josh, newly deployed to Iraq
~ the families who mourn for their fallen heroes
~ healing for the injured
~ TruthNtegrity ….. Airmen Steve and Don …. home for R&R right now but concerned about their families when they go back to Iraq
* ~ An anonymous Freeper who may have an opportunity to serve in either Iraq or Afghanistan in a civilian capacity asks for prayer about the decision on whether or not to go and then prayer for health and well-being if the assignment develops.
* ~ mystery-ak ..... husband Mike … back in Iraq now .... not expecting to be back home until April
* ~ GretchenEE ….. son of dear friends, Silas (Army), on his way to Germany where his wife and children will meet him …. after serving in Iraq, he will now be stationed in Germany
* ~ Cate ….. son David, in Iraq since June with the 4th ID

* denotes change to the list (an addition or sometimes, thankfully, someone who has come home safely)

[petuniasevan]

Ain't it cool, though?

I've been snickering to myself all day over this...

Way to go President Bush!

[lorrainer]

Next thing you know, the lib press will say he just did this because he was copying X42 going to Somalia to visit the troops....no, wait....

Maybe next time they'll count the absentee ballots.

[Pippin]

Good Morning Mike!

Thanks for the ping!

I believe my admiration for President Bush has just gone up three notches!

Isn't he awesome! :O)

[texasflower]

Mr. President,

YOU ROCK!!!!!

[W04Man]

WHAT A MAN!!! WHAT A PRESIDENT!!!

http://W-04.com

[prairiebreeze]

I'm so happy to be seeing these pix of our brave President with the troops in Iraq!! Thanksgiving day activities prevented me participating yesterday but what a blessing to read of it and see the footage today.

God bless President Bush, our brave troops and their families, and God Bless America!

Prairie

[ohioWfan]

I'm sorry I missed all this last night, but I was spending time with my husband and 3 of my children, my sisters and family.

When I found out that the President had done this incredible thing........ INCREDIBLE thing......... I was totally, and completely overwhelmed.

What a courageous man! What a strong leader!

And I thought about my boy, away from home on Thanksgiving for the first time. He was no more than 5 minutes from this! Did he know then? Did he watch the plane fly out? I cannot WAIT to talk with him!!

No matter what, this President changed my whole day yesterday........transforming sorrow into joy. And I know that his visit lifted the spirits of my precious Army son, just by his presence in theatre, and my day was brightened.

What a President! What a Commander in Chief! What a MAN!!

[ohioWfan]

I actually predicted he would do this :-)

And if you recall, I wholeheartedly agreed with you, and said he should do it before Christmas! :o)

(No ulterior motive in THAT, of course!)

[ohioWfan]

A simple flight into Baghdad was not going to bring an end to the fighting, but this was a morale booster like this country hasn't seen in a looooong time. And not just for those brave men and women who have sacrificed so much for all of us. I am so proud of this man and so proud to defend him-- even more than ever before.

Amen, admiralsn! AMEN!!

[HighWheeler]

Not only that, but the presstitutes and RATS will be trumpetting that "Bush Lied" when he said he was going to spend Thanksgiving in Crawford.