Condoleezza pays another SURPRISE!!!!!! visit to Baghdad

[Bluebear]

Why all these unannounced visits? I thought Iraq was freer and safer nowadays? :shrug:

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Reuters
Sunday, April 2, 2006; 3:03 AM

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw paid a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday to discuss efforts to form a unity government.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/02/AR2006040200131.html

[Erika]

1. OK.

and sure...

[bigbrother05]

2. After the UK visit, wanted to see some friendly faces? nt

[GCP]

14. LOL - the UK visit was such a roaring success

They decided to escape to Iraq!!!

[CJCRANE]

3. What is it

with those two..have they eloped together?

Could have picked somewhere a bit more romantic.

[Nutmegger]

22. LOL maybe they have eloped.......

Baghdad, Iraq (APE) - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British foreign Secretary Jack straw today stunned the world with a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday and a quick ceremony at an undisclosed location. Rice was sent reeling from a visit this weekend to Straw's hometown of Blackburn during which she was consistently met with angry protesters. Rice's visit to England and Straw's family was a stark contrast to the warm reception Straw received when he visited Rice's home state of Alabama last year. Well-wishers speculated that perhaps this might have weighed heavily in the couple's elopement to Baghdad.

This was the first marriage for the Secretary of State and the second for the British foreign Secretary. Straw's ex-wife Anthea Weston expressed shock at the turn of events and stated that she and straw's two children had no idea this might happen. A spokesperson for the Bush administration stated that there would be officially no comment. President Bush is currently at his home in Crawford, TX, having returned from a meeting with Mexican President Vicente Fox, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Cancún, Mexico. The president reportedly has been very quiet about the news of the elopement and may reportedly stay for two more days in Crawford before returning to the White House.

The Rice/Straw union in Baghdad comes amidst a growing Civil War which many in America are reluctant to acknowledge. Critics have dismissed this as a "marriage of convenience" with a giving in to the passions of war. Others have stated that Rice and Straw were making a real attempt at arguing for a unified Iraq by example.

http://www.unconfirmedsources.com/index.php?itemid=1606

[lovuian]

4. The Latest I heard is that Bush doesn't like the guy who

was elected and wants to remove him which really makes America look hypocritical about democracy!!!

:rofl:

[VirtualChicano]

5. Maybe

Maybe she's going to run for Chancellor. i wonder how she would look in jackboots, btw.

[Bluebear]

9. She has the dominatrix boots & lots of ferragamo shoes....

Will that do?

[VirtualChicano]

17. Butterface

Everything's good, but her face

[Poiuyt]

6. Has anyone in the Bush Administration gone to Iraq when it WASN'T a

surprise visit? Can you imagine Lyndon Johnson sneaking into Viet Nam?

[delete_bush]

7. I hear she's trying to create an

Iraqi football league.

[magellan]

8. It's always a surprise visit

Probably so the Iraqi welcoming committee doesn't have to go to all the trouble of making cakes and cookies....

[WhiteTara]

10. maybe she's hoping to catch

them having a good day that they weren't telling about. But I'm sure it's so she won't get her a** shot off on the descent.

[Imagevision]

11. Condi thought she would be meeting with Paul McCartney but no way

thank you Sir Paul...

[SoCalDem]

12. Too bad they didn't give her a helicpoter ride

:eyes:

[saltpoint]

13. Hey, you sign up for one of these guided tours with a a travel agent,

and who knows what towns it covers?

At least she'll get a free logo'd tote out of the deal.

[Bluebear]

18. If this is Tuesday, it must be Fallujah. nt

[saltpoint]

21. LOL! You gave me a much-needed belly laugh with that one, Bluebear.

Hope things are goin' your way.

:thumbsup:

:hi:

[lpbk2713]

15. How disruptive to the "war effort" was her photo-op?

How many troops lives were put in jeopardy in order to provide her security for this frivilous junket?

[against all enemies]

16. Did she walk the streets with General Pace?

[Catrina]

23. I'm sure there will be photos of her shopping in bustling, downtown

Baghdad among happy Iraqis, anxious to show their gratitude to her for their liberation. She may want to contact Republican congressional candidate, Howard Kaloogian for some photos.

[Dulcinea]

19. Why do these people have to sneak in & out like cat burglars?

The mind reels.

[Bluebear]

20. I expect her to jump out of a cake any day now.

Surprise! Here I am in Tikrit!