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!!
Historic, indeed!
Hey GEM!
What a wonderful NEWS day, huh?
This was a MAJOR!
Isn't that laughter from the President priceless??
That one...is my favorite as well....but, I love all of the pics of President Bush....I love that he is so happy.
I'll second that Woohoo, Chili Girl! :)
My downfall is biscuits (cookies) and crisps (potato chips). Also for a while need to cut out deserts unless it is real fruit without anything added.
Also I like chocolate and jelly sweets (kiddie type).
I know if I cut this out for 2 or 3 months the weight will come off it is just doing it. Though with summer it should be easier with more salad stuff around as long as I do not put dressing on it.
He, more than all of us combined, deserves this HAPPY day. He and our troops and his adminstation have EARNED today.
MSM and bashers be damned.
snugs, this is AWESOME! Thank you!
THANK YOU!!
I need to get off the computer for a while..........a router being installed so that daughter can use her laptop.
Hopefully, I'll be back later!!
Welcome, Mo! :)
President Bush sitting in the cockpit was brave...
Steve Malsberg had one of the Fox reporters that are stationed in Iraq on tonight...and he reminded Steve that all of the planes that land in Baghdad have to corkscrew their landing...to avoid missles..
Thanks so much for the AWESOME Dose tonight.
President Bush looks absolutely radiant, especially in that third picture. It's so great to see him just beaming ear to ear. He looks like he wants to jump up and down like a little boy. Just when I think I couldn't possibly admire him more, he does something new to surprise everyone.
Yes but...I still thank you for your service. It takes a ....lot of really good Americans working together to get the Iraqis on their feet.
So, it may be a different kind, but you're still a hero.
Cheers Mike
And to you my friend - thank you for friendship and God Bless America on this historic day
AND I just HOPE he got to shake the hands of the fighter jocks who dropped the Z-bomb .. hope hope hope... 'cause that would be a thrill for them AND him.
I also fantasized about him nonchalantly strolling by Sadaam's cell, and looking right at him for 3 or 4 secs. and walking away ... (I know, I'm weird ... ;)
This, I believe, is the REAL
in the war in Iraq -- being able to see the seeds of democracy / republicanism not only having come up, but bearing fruit. WOW.
Definitely a MAJOR.
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