A Day in the Life of President Bush (photos): 3.29.06

yahoo.com, whitehouse.gov ^ | Wednesday March 29, 2006 | GretchenM

[GretchenM]

The president met with Nigeria's president Obasanjo in the Oval Office, and discussed freedom in Iraq with an audience in Freedom House (D.C.), reminding the people that Saddam Hussein, not continued U.S. involvement in Iraq, is responsible for ongoing sectarian violence that is threatening the formation of a democratic government.

He is heading to Cancun, Mexico to meet with the leaders of Mexico and Canada for two days.

Welcome to SANITY ISLAND!

[GretchenM]

QUOTE: "The argument that Iraq was stable under Saddam and that stability is now in danger because we removed him is wrong. While liberation has brought its own set of challenges, Saddam Hussein's removal from power was the necessary first step in restoring stability and freedom to the people of Iraq."

At Freedom House: "In our history, most democratic progress has come with the end of a war. After the defeat of the Axis powers in World War II and the collapse of communism in the Cold War, scores of nations cleared away the rubble of tyranny and laid the foundations of freedom and democracy.

"Today, the situation is very different. Liberty is advancing not in a time of peace, but in the midst of a war, at a moment when a global movement of great brutality and ambition is fighting freedom's progress with all the hateful violence they can muster. In this new century, the advance of freedom is a vital element of our strategy to protect the American people, and to secure the peace for generations to come. We're fighting the terrorists across the world because we know that if America were not fighting this enemy in other lands, we'd be facing them here in our own land."

[GretchenM]

Dose going up.

Welcome to Pragmatic Warrior.

Pls wait to post or repost photos till the All Clear.

Thank you!

[NordP]

Hi GM

[RasterMaster]

Greetings!

[GretchenM]

With Nigeria's President Olusegun Obasanjo; Bush said Wednesday that he appreciates the government of Nigeria's work to apprehend Charles Taylor, Africa's most renowned warlord who used to lead Liberia.

Taylor was being flown back to his homeland Wednesday after being arrested on the run in Nigeria, days after escaping custody while awaiting trial on war crimes charges. The White House had suggested the meeting might be canceled if Nigeria's leader did not have some answers for Bush about Taylor's disappearance.

[Carolinamom]

Here!

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[ilovew]

Thanks, Gretchen!

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[GretchenM]

I will attempt to explain the press taking credit for Andy Card's departure. My theory: word got out that a change was coming, the press jumped on it, started calling for a shake up in Bush's staff, then took credit for forcing the president to do what had already decided to do.

[GretchenM]

Press interpretation: Cheney will be the next one to go because clearly, Rumsfeld is not happy with him.

Press interpretation:
Cheney is eyeing the president's job; things are really growing unstable at the top of this White House.

Today:
Rice and O'Connor participate in a panel discussion on topics ranging from Iraq to international policies on torture to relations with other countries like Russia in Washington. The panel was hosted by the American Society of International Law.

[GretchenM]

Yesterday:

Before a Senate appropriations committee yesterday

I find this absolutely hilarious. From yesterday. Senator Leahy, scrapbooking.
U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy takes a photo of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice prior to her appearance before a Senate Appropriations Committee.

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I might have lost some photos when I hit a glitch.

Please feel free to post any I might have missed that are worth seeing.

[GretchenM]

Hey NordP!

[GretchenM]

Hi everybody!

[NordP]

Thank you!

Thanks for all your work preparing the Dose tonight, too!!!

[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

In the last photo of the series, is Dr. Rice saying, "Well, Duh!!!!! Hellooooo!!!!!????????"