Trip to Iraq was shrouded in secrecy

Washington Times ^ | 15 June 2006 | Joseph Curl

[DocRock]

"This is the first time I've seen that President Bush said he was "going to read"."

Tony Snow was on Imus this morning and reported that this is exactly what he said.

[airborne]

Well, I haven't been home in front of the tube at all today.

Busy taking care of my sick dad. i guess I missed it.

[Tymesup]

Jerry Springer was having a cow over the secrecy. He thought either we don't trust the Iraqi's or we don't trust their ability to provide security. He thought we insulted the Iraqi's by not giving them advance warning of the visit.

The notion that we don't trust the press didn't occur to Springer.

[hsalaw]

Bill Sammon's book "Misunderestimated" has a chapter on the planning and preparation for Pres. Bush's trip to Iraq to thank the troops at Thanksgiving, and one of Pres. Bush's biggest concerns was the possible danger to the troops if the trip became public knowledge beforehand. One of my favorite lines in this chapter is where Pres. Bush asked his Air Force One pilot whether it could be done, and the pilot said sure, there was a 99% chance they could get in safely, and Pres. Bush said let's spend a little time on that one percent.

[Cobra64]

Bush flew...

And no one knew

[Cobra64]

Probably reads in bed. My wife and I do.

[pinz-n-needlez]

Technically, the plane did not become "Air Force One" until the moment the President stepped on board. Until then, it was just a very fancy Air Force plane.

Good on "W" he even got to dress up (or is it down??)! lol

Pinz

[BigSkyFreeper]

Seeing as how the media has sided itself with the terrorists, I'm not surprised the trip was shrouded in secrecy.

[Milligan]

The press is telling the public Iraq is a dangereous place...why wouldn't Pres. Bush fly in secret?

[Howlin]

When did this happen? I completely missed this; are there pictures?

[prairiebreeze]

Jerry Springer was having a cow over the secrecy.

Jerry Springer is still on the air somewhere? And people actually listen?? sheesh, who knew...

Thanks for the ping Mo1, I love this part:

The trip was the brainchild of the president himself, who told his staff that he wanted to travel to Baghdad as soon as Mr. al-Maliki filled the final positions in his government, which occurred Thursday. The White House set up a strange series of movements for the president: He went to Camp David on Thursday and then returned to the White House on Sunday, only to leave again for his retreat early the next morning. Reporters were lulled.

Lulled, as in anesthetized, LOLOL! Actually, I'd like to see a list of the reporters who were trusted enough to be told the information and invited along.

Good morning Howlin nice to see you.

[pinz-n-needlez]

Check Monday's Dose for pics.

Pinz

[Mo1]

Yep .. lots of pictures

and the best part is .. the libs are in a complete melt down between that trip and Rove not being indicted




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[Mo1]

I'd like to see a list of the reporters who were trusted enough to be told the information and invited along.

Good question .. I'd like to see the list also

[FlyVet]

A few days ago Fox news radio reported that "Rumsfeld can keep a secret for a whole week!!" because apparently he knew about the trip that far ahead of time. The mediots, and many politicians, can't comprehend secret-keeping. I guess they don't realize there are many thousands of DOD personnel who not only can keep a secret for *a whole week*, but can keep one for the rest of their lives. And, it ain't that hard, either. All it takes is a little bit of character.