Posted on 06/13/2006 4:51:39 PM PDT by ohioWfan
Today our courageous and intrepid Commander in Chief and Leader of the Free World......a world freer because of his courage and leadership, made a surprise visit to Baghdad. It was his second visit to Iraq, the first being made at Thanksgiving in 2003, and not announced until he had already departed Iraq. This trip was different. Air Force One landed at Baghdad airport and the President with a handful of reporters, and his Press Secretary, Tony Snow took a Black Hawk helicopter into the Green Zone.
He met with new Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, who was informed only shortly before the Presidential visit, and they met together with the newly formed Iraqi Cabinet in a video conference with the President's Cabinet who were gathered at Camp David, Maryland in a remarkable moment in history. He also met with Iraq's President Jalal Talabani during a private meeting to discuss Iraq at the U.S. Embassy.
The President then spoke to military personnel and Embassy personnel at the U.S. Embassy, thanking the troops, and giving a moving speech about the noble mission in Iraq. He was deeply emotional as he discussed their sacrifice and their accomplishment, and the pride that Americans have in them, as well as the amazing progress in the newly sovereign Iraq.
First Lady Laura appeared today at a fundraiser for Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum while her husband was 'away.' She spoke there of her pride in her husband. She also appeared at a fundraiser for New Jersey's Tom Kean.
Here are the President's comments during video conference
And here are the pool reports from Drudge...........some good reads...............right HERE
The President is, as I type this, on his way home. Dear Lord, please continue to protect our brave, strong President as he leads this nation through perilous times. Keep him close to Your side, we pray!
Enjoy your trip to Sanity Island on the Daily Dose. It has NEVER been a better day to be a BUSHBOT!!
Thanks, watching it now and enjoying it a lot!
Thanks for the ping.
Thank you so much for the video link of President Bush addressing the troops today. I was office-bound and missed it all. WOO-HOO!
On NOW, WOO HOO
Good evening! What a day this was. First the surprise visit of the president to Baghdad. Then the news that the indictment of Karl Rove went Bye, bye :-)
OMG...the look on the President's face can't be explained...it must be seen.
I'm watching it again.....HOO'AH
bttt
(My boy!)
" .... another SCOTUS nominee out to introduce him to the public. Hope springs eternal. August maybe?"
we ARE coming up on the end of this SCOTUS session when retirements are traditionally announced .. I am not counting on Stevens retiring, tho. Ginsburg sounds good for retirement, don't you think ?"
That would be great if he did. I know Kean is probably a moderate, so would not be acceptable to the self-appointed keepers of the "real" conservative dogma, but I'd still rather have a Republican in that seat than a Dim any day.
We love and thank him!
A truly great day today... thanks to our brave troops -- like your son!!
bttt
Nice thread!
President Bush visits Iraq BumP
Awesome! All your postings here today!
H*U*G*S!
Love his tee shirt...lmao
You're welocme! This is one historic day and the pics make me weepy. Bookmarking this thread for sure.
What an incredible moment
WOW...what great pictures! :-)
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