After Afghanistan trip, Bush unlikely to see US troops in Iraq (AFP)

[Starfury]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush regularly reminds Americans that he is the "commander in chief", but nobody expects to see him with US troops in Iraq any time soon.

Despite his high profile trip to Afghanistan this week, Bush knows he has little to gain by going to Iraq, experts said.

"Go to Iraq, for what?" asked Judith Kipper, an expert on the Middle East at the Council on Foreign Relations think-tank in Washington.

During his surprise visit to Afghanistan, Bush sought to revive the image of a general on the frontline.

In comments to about 500 troops at a US base, he said: "I want you to email or call your friends, and more important your families, and tell them the old commander-in-chief showed up ... with a message of appreciation."

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20060302/ts_alt_afp/usafghanistaniraqbush

Looks like folks are starting to catch on that Cheney isn't the only Dick in the white house.... :grr:

[aquart]

1. 'Bush sought to revive the image,' ...nice evil choice of words.

He tried to make it live again.