Bush Makes Surprise Inspection! Hide the Booze, Iraq!
Please don’t shoot us!
Bush made a surprise, unannounced visit to Baghdad to meet with the new Prime Minister. Who had no idea he was coming. Bush is like the health department of Iraq, he didn’t give ‘em any time to clean up the rodent droppings and limbs! We hear you can’t even get from the airport to the green zone without falling victim to improperly-washed hands and/or an IED.
Lingering questions: Won’t a surprise Bush visit basically mark new prime minister Nuri al-Maliki as a tool? It’s like pinning a target to his back — Bush is willing to respect the wishes of Republican congressional candidates wishing to distance themselves from him, and it’s not like their lives are at risk. If we were Maliki, we’d be “really, really busy” when the American President came a-calling. Also, why do they have to do this stuff when we’re so hungover? Why can’t they break news in the afternoon for once?
Bush makes surprise visit to Baghdad [CNN]
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Boomdog: technically, only if you turn in the same direction each time. Then you're going in a circle and you're a retard.
But I did read that once on a fortune cookie, so good going.
by Chris on 06/13/06 10:28 AM
Where have I seen this pattern before? The head of state travels in secret with massive security entourage. Makes surprise inspections and gives on-the-spot guidance. Sounds familiar somehow...
by Pelagius on 06/13/06 10:53 AM
Can we get him to stay over there?
How many times does this administration think that it can pull the same stupid rabbit out of a hat (Look, Bush is in the Middle East! And he has a Turkey!) and fool anyone that yet another surprise Bush visit is going to change shit about shit.
by Barnacle on 06/13/06 11:31 AM
How else can he show Democracy is on the Move? And if he announced his visit, all hell would break loose. I would have loved to see shrub in the convertable motorcade from the airport to Town Hall.
Next stop: Palestine, where recent elections elected, um, oops, somebody we don't like. Democracy isn't marching there, they're just having elections and stuff.
by Ben on 06/13/06 11:32 AM
It is good to see we can trust Iraqi's leaders enough to let them know our President is coming in five seconds.
Don't worry about al-Maliki. His corpse will probably end up on display at Druge. Although which side kills him is the only question. Ask not for whom the Bush handshake gropes! For it gropes for thee!
by Alfonso X. Alfonse on 06/13/06 03:09 PM
What Bush Should have Said:
"one of these days my friend Mr. Al-Maliki is going to build an even nicer palace here, with a front porch, and I'm gonna be here in a few years to sit with you on this porch"
I'm still wondering why Mr Bush's cabinet is considered a security risk.
by Magister on 06/14/06 04:28 AM
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