Quote of the Day
WHAT CAN PRESIDENT BUSH DO IN BAGHDAD THAT SADDAM HUSSEIN CAN’T? Appear in public. If that doesn’t send a message to the Ba’athists and their would-be allies, I don’t know what does.
Oh, Hillary’s in Afghanistan and I’m sure the troops are loving that.
Via Insty.
November 28th, 2003 at 12:25 am
I guess it was a statement of some sort. But it’s not like Bush gave a public speech in the Baghdad city square.
November 28th, 2003 at 3:51 am
Show his face in public?!? He showed his face in private unannounced and didn’t tell the world until after he was long gone. It’s not like he made a big highly-anticipated public speach. I would argue the opposite..this shows the militants that America has little control over Baghdad when the President of the United States can only visit in absolute secrecy.
November 28th, 2003 at 9:55 am
I agree, Manish, but I still have to give some credit. That had to do wonders for troop morale for him to show up there.
December 1st, 2003 at 11:56 am
The Trip
As you’ve probably heard already, President Bush made a surprise visit to some troops in Iraq. All-in-all, I think that it was a positive move on his part. It certainly must have boosted the morale of the troops over there….
December 1st, 2003 at 12:05 pm
Weekend roundup
Talkleft tells us that many of the prisoners at Gitmo were kidnapped by Afghan forces and handed over to the U.S. in exchange for reward money. Talkleft has a number of fantastic posts this weekend (more so than normal, so…
December 1st, 2003 at 12:06 pm
Weekend roundup
Talkleft tells us that many of the prisoners at Gitmo were kidnapped by Afghan forces and handed over to the U.S. in exchange for reward money. Talkleft has a number of fantastic posts this weekend (more so than normal, so…