Obama in Iraq for Fact-Finding Mission (The messiah Has Arrived in Baghdad!)

AFP ^ | Monday, July 21, 2008

[kristinn]

Democratic White House candidate Barack Obama arrived in Iraq Monday on a fact-finding tour, days after confirming plans to withdraw US troops from Iraq in 16 months if he takes office next year.

"Senator Barack Obama arrived in Iraq this morning as part of a Congressional delegation, along with Senators Jack Reed and Chuck Hagel," embassy spokesman Armand Cucciniello said.

"The senators have a busy day ahead of them, as they meet with senior Iraqi officials, Coalition leadership and officials from the US embassy. They will also meet with constituent service members and civilian staff working in Iraq."

Obama flew in to Iraq -- his second trip after a similar January 2006 Congressional fact-finding tour -- from Kuwait where he spent the night after a visit to Kabul, where he pledged to downsize the number of US troops in Iraq and commit at least two more combat brigades to Afghanistan.

[kik5150]

[Schnucki]

The mother of all candidates.

[goldstategop]

The man is an idiot. Rest assured his tour of Iraq won't change his views about undermining America's hard won victory there - no thanks to him and his moonbat defeatist base.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[DakotaRed]

I do hope they issue a Breaking News Report the day he finally walks on water.

[BIGLOOK]

Early warning update;
CYA

[max americana]

Our soldiers must be pissed off by now that the black Jane Fonda has arrived.

[karnage]

It will be reported that Obama was rapturously received by our warriors, who hope for the change only he can deliver.

[endthematrix]

Fact-finding tour?

[FlyVet]

Gen Petraeus is the one who turned the whole mess around. I want to see messiah meet with him. Think he will? Come on, Barack you’re a lot taller than he is, it’ll be a good photo op. :P

[rdl6989]

DUmmy heads will explode at a record pace.

[FlyVet]

Why is that a bad thing? :P

[freema]

The Illinois senator, who voted against the March 2003 war to topple Saddam Hussein, is in Iraq at a time when violence has fallen to a four-year low -- partly on the back of the controversial troop "surge" which he had strongly opposed.

Amazing.

[wideminded]

The Illinois senator, who voted against the March 2003 war to topple Saddam Hussein,

He wasn't a U.S. senator in 2003 and therefore could not vote against the Iraq war.

[Darkwolf377]

along with Senator...Chuck Hagel,"

So it's an all-democrat delegation? :D

Expect to see many articles about Obama reporting that many soldiers shook his hands and, off the record, said they supported him and wanted an early retreat.

[WildcatClan]

Big-ears wasn’t sworn in until 2005. He has only been a Senator for a little over 3 years and over a year of that has been spent campaigning for POTUS.

[RexFamilia]

Obama flew in to Iraq — his second trip after a similar January 2006

2nd trip to Iraq? no wonder is an effing expert on Iraq and other military issues.

[Allegra]

I am practicing my bowing and scraping now!

[goldstategop]

A lie. He consistently opposed the Iraq War. That's the only principled position he's ever taken. But he's wrong about it - dead wrong!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Allegra]

Early warning update;
CYA

As if it doesn't get hot enough in July here, now we have even higher temps due to all that hot air he's spewing.