U.S. first lady Laura Bush meets with grant recipients from the Afghan Women's Business Council's Artemis Program at Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 30, 2005. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Posted on 03/30/2005 4:03:55 AM PST by gwb43_2004
KABUL (AFP) - US First Lady Laura Bush arrived in Afghanistan on a lightning visit to promote education and the role of women in society and to meet with US troops, an AFP correspondent said.
Bush, who is due to stay in Kabul for about five hours, touched down at Bagram Air Base, the US headquarters in Afghanistan, after leaving Washington late Tuesday.
She then flew by US military helicopter to Kabul University where she was due to meet a gathering of Afghan women and girls.
U.S. first lady Laura Bush meets with grant recipients from the Afghan Women's Business Council's Artemis Program at Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 30, 2005. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
I love our 1st Lady!
Class act all the way around!
Godspeed, Mrs. Bush.
You're a true inspiration.
Yah, I love Laura Bush, but I would rather have seen her at Pinellas Park, Florida.
Well I am pleased she is in AFGHANISTAN a place where women were denied all rights under the Taliban.
Go away.
Sigh, 4 posts and already an attempted hijacking.
What is it with you people?
Jeeze. Not only are you wrong, but you are loonie tunes. Go to one of the bazillion Shaivo threads and let us admire one of the greatest First Ladies ever.
I am sad someone is spoiling my thread.
WAH ! Tell them to go away .
I have an exam tommorow and am not interested in arguing with the troll .
You know it would be understandable if there weren't 232 active Terri threads. With all of those threads, there is a still a concerted effort to hijack every other thread into a Terri thread as well. It's beyond annoying.
:( Yhis is better :)
Laura Bush is doing the right thing, an admirable thing. Don't expect Hillary and her pantsuiters to call it either of the above.
Well said.
Mrs. Bush is an awesome, strong, intelligent woman. Our prez wouldn't be half as great (probably wouldn't be prez) if not for her. I am proud of her and the strong conservative ladies like Mrs. Hughes and Dr. Rice.
Lovely picture, lovely lady, lovely thread. Thanks.
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