Bush's Iraq-Afghan Tour Hit by Dissent

[unhappycamper]

Bush's Iraq-Afghan Tour Hit by Dissent
December 15, 2008
Associated Press

WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush wrapped up a whirlwind trip to two war zones today that in many ways was a victory lap without a clear victory. A signature event occurred when an Iraqi reporter hurled two shoes at Bush, declaring: "This is from the widows, the orphans and those who were killed in Iraq."

The president visited the Iraqi capital just 37 days before he hands the war off to his successor, Barack Obama, who has pledged to end it. The president wanted to highlight a drop in violence and to celebrate a recent U.S.-Iraq security agreement, which calls for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011.

"The war is not over," Bush said, but "it is decisively on its way to being won."

Bush then traveled to Afghanistan where he spoke to U.S. Soldiers and Marines at a hangar on the tarmac at Bagram Air Base. The rally for over a thousand military personnel took place in the dark, cold pre-dawn hours. Bush was greeted by loud cheers from the troops.

"Afghanistan is a dramatically different country than it was eight years ago," he said. "We are making hopeful gains."


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[opihimoimoi]

1. "We are making hopeful gains??" WTF? "Hopeful" ???

This is empty speak...from an empty prezinent

[DCKit]

2. Tens of millions of dollars to send an empty suit on a M.E. tour...

and all anyone is going to remember is the shoes.

Bravo Dumbya!!! Your legacy is now secure.