November 27, 2003, 13:39
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BREAKING NEWS: Bush visits Iraq!
Just saw on CNN and Fox News, that Bush paid a surprised visit to our troops in Iraq. He landed at Baghdad Int. Airport and had a thanksgiving dinner with about 600 troops.
Way to go Mr. President!
Bush 
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November 27, 2003, 13:40
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Woo, show that turkey who's boss!
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November 27, 2003, 13:42
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In hiding. Makes sence 
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November 27, 2003, 13:44
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You actually watch Fox news?
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November 27, 2003, 13:46
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Originally posted by paiktis22
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Well, there were some "tiny" security issues.
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November 27, 2003, 13:47
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Still good for the soldiers there no doubt.
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November 27, 2003, 13:52
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And as a chrismas gift the president will make sure to make further cuts to benefits paid military families!
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November 27, 2003, 14:08
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I must say that it is a brilliant press event, though. All the reporters get to go gaga, spend the whole day talking about it, on day most people are at home and will have the chance to hear about it all day. And thankfully no soldiers were killed this day, so the press gets to be totally supportive.
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November 27, 2003, 14:42
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November 27, 2003, 14:47
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Impressive. However, if someone wanted to kill him*, this would be the perfect chance.
*someone in Irak, that is.
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November 27, 2003, 15:15
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Originally posted by GePap
I must say that it is a brilliant press event, though. All the reporters get to go gaga, spend the whole day talking about it, on day most people are at home and will have the chance to hear about it all day. And thankfully no soldiers were killed this day, so the press gets to be totally supportive.
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Actually, I thought there were two more soldiers killed in Mosul that they talked about on the news today? 
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November 27, 2003, 15:39
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Al Qaeda probably think it was very unsporting of Bush to drop into the neighbourhood unannounced. They didn't even have time to prepare a welcome reception. 
All those jihadists watching him on TV, fuming that Bush didn't bother to call ahead. So near and yet so far. 
Excellent PR stunt. It'll give his ratings a good boost I imagine.
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November 27, 2003, 18:38
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hell yeah
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November 27, 2003, 18:41
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What's with all the tropical fruit? Thanksgiving hawaii-style, in Iraq?
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November 27, 2003, 18:49
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I know this will go down well with our troops. I hope the Iraqi's themselves appreciate what Bush has done.
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November 27, 2003, 18:50
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Yeah! Way to go GW!
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November 27, 2003, 18:56
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The advice of taking this trip is certainly one of Bush's advisers better pieces of advice.
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November 27, 2003, 19:00
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The advice of taking this trip is certainly one of Bush's advisers better pieces of advice.
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So are you advising his advisers to advise him with only good advice?
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November 27, 2003, 19:05
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If not, I'm advising BC to advise Bush's advisers to advise him with good advice .
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November 27, 2003, 19:12
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It's almost like how Mao went and visited the villages of China  Except Mao could speak Chinese better than Bush can speak English.
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November 27, 2003, 19:27
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That and Mao was a mass murderer... oh wait.
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November 27, 2003, 19:48
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Imran, good advice that.
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November 27, 2003, 19:48
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That and Mao was a mass murderer... oh wait.
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Gee... just like Isreal...
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November 27, 2003, 19:54
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I knew that you could if you wanted to, Ming.
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November 27, 2003, 20:57
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A very nice gesture by Bush (And Hillary, who's in Afghanistan)
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And hey, it gets both of them further away from us, right?
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November 27, 2003, 21:03
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And Hillary, who's in Afghanistan
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Can she stay there?
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November 27, 2003, 21:05
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Anyone think Hillary might be just a little pissed off that Bush came in and stole a lot of thunder?
The visit will have little effect on the ground situation there but the boost in morale was needed. It was a different situatioin from the Bush Sr. visit to Saudia Arabia during the build up to desert storm.
And on a side note, so much for the all seeing media.
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November 27, 2003, 22:07
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Didn't Bush fear for his life?
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November 27, 2003, 22:10
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I know this will go down well with our troops. I hope the Iraqi's themselves appreciate what Bush has done.
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Yeah, I'm sure they'll appretiate him stuffing his face along side his soldiers.
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November 27, 2003, 22:12
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Was that plate just for Dubya?
Shame Dubya isn't a porker, would have made the joke funny.
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