Why is this so surprising? to me it makes perfect sense that the leader of the free world and the most hated man in Iraq would travel without announcing where he is going.
Indeed, it would be folly for Bush to travel to someplace as unsafe as Iraq without it being a “surprise.”
That said, I like what someone suggested a while back, when asked what would be a good indicator of “victory” in Iraq. He said, when American officials can make pre-announced visits to Iraq, we will have won the war. That sounds about right.
Since no one is under the mistaken impression that we have yet won the war, you are correct, this is not surprising.
Yes. We will have beaten the terrorists — i.e., won the war — when Iraq is sufficiently stable that American officials don’t have to shroud their visits in secrecy.
That seems a sensible statement. Am I missing something?
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June 13th, 2006 at 7:20:47 am
Why is this so surprising? to me it makes perfect sense that the leader of the free world and the most hated man in Iraq would travel without announcing where he is going.
Ever hear of a surface to air missle?
June 13th, 2006 at 7:42:42 am
Indeed, it would be folly for Bush to travel to someplace as unsafe as Iraq without it being a “surprise.”
That said, I like what someone suggested a while back, when asked what would be a good indicator of “victory” in Iraq. He said, when American officials can make pre-announced visits to Iraq, we will have won the war. That sounds about right.
Since no one is under the mistaken impression that we have yet won the war, you are correct, this is not surprising.
June 13th, 2006 at 8:13:15 pm
He said, when American officials can make pre-announced visits to Iraq, we will have won the war. That sounds about right.
won the war?. Dude, WTF???
June 13th, 2006 at 8:24:46 pm
Yes. We will have beaten the terrorists — i.e., won the war — when Iraq is sufficiently stable that American officials don’t have to shroud their visits in secrecy.
That seems a sensible statement. Am I missing something?