Bremer leaves Iraq suddenly...

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[ClintonBeGone]

U.S. governor, Paul Bremer, has left for Washington at short notice and canceled a meeting on Tuesday with visiting Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller, the Polish delegation said.

Officials in the U.S.-led administration had no immediate comment on Bremer's trip to Washington

[Semper Paratus]

that Bush is going to speak?

Isn't he at Arlington right now?

[r9etb]

Probably related to the the General who says they're gonna start cracking down if the bombings don't stop.

[ClintonBeGone]

There is no way Bush will cave and fire him.

I agree. This guy has better job security than anyone reading this. It's silly for that to even be suggested. The minute he would be fired, the 9 candidates for president would jump all over Bush for admitting he's failing in Iraq.

[Snowy]

Please keep us FReepers in hell**, er, at work updated. Thanks!

Yes, please. No showers in this building, so I will go 'powder my nose'.

[nuffsenuff]

You think Bremer, being a State guy, is upset about the Generals comments?

[biss5577]

He is speaking from Arlington--my guess is that to honor our veterans.

[ClintonBeGone]

Isn't he at Arlington right now?

Yes. They were showing that on TV before some trial verdict in Texas was announced. I find it odd that they would interupt a radio show for the President's comments unless it was something more than a Veteran's day speech.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

Ran out of quarters maybe?

[Huck]

Resignation? Ask for a raise? I don't know. Your idea is very optimistic. I was sarcastically pointing that out as if it's a bad thing. It's not bad to be optimistic. People like optimists. Out of all the things it could be, your supposition is way over on the optimist side.

[Huck]

Maybe he's got stomach pain and wants to see American doctors.

[GreenHornet]

I'm praying for the optimist's scenerio.

So am I. How great it would be if they announced that Saddam had been captured on Veteran's Day!

[theriotcat]

On C-span

[ClintonBeGone]

Out of all the things it could be, your supposition is way over on the optimist side.

Well. . .thanks. I think. :) I think its either good news, or no news here. I wasn't even thinking 'bad' news. Of course, I guess that depends on what 'bad' news is. Is bad news finding WMD? Is bad news that 5 soldiers were wounded in a firefight that lead to the capture of Sadaam? I don't know. Life's just weird sometimes. Its all in how you look at it.

[r9etb]

You think Bremer, being a State guy, is upset about the Generals comments?

No, I think there's probably some consultation involved to flesh out the details and limits on what "cracking down" means. Bremer has at least as big a stake in it as the military guys do. Wouldn't surprise me if some of the military brass have been called back, too.

[Mo1]

Hmmm. Wonder if they've captured Saddam?

Or he could be a target of plot

I'm hoping it's about Saddam's capture

[diamondjoe]

I can't imagine Bush is asking for his resignation, especially not in such a public way. If Bremer was to step down, it would be for the good old "family reasons," and they would not be so foolish as to blow off a meeting with the Poles to call Bremer on the carpet in D.C.

[ClintonBeGone]

Maybe he's got stomach pain and wants to see American doctors.

Um, we have American doctors over there. :)

[iBillDavis]

soros just gave dean five billion dollars...lol

[biss5577]

Tom Arnot (SP?) was on hardball last night interviewing a general in Baghdad---he said that he was targeted.

[nuffsenuff]

With Gen. Abizaids comments in mind, this unscheduled trip does sound like there is definitely something big on the horizon.

The suspense is killing me.