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Bush finds some quality time on the ground in Iraq

Shades of fake turkeys on Thanksgiving Day — President Bush made another surprise visit to Iraq! News reports say he slipped out of Washington secretly (that’s no small trick, I guess, given the size and nature of Air Force One??) and made a quick stop in al-Anbar province on his way to the Asia Pacific Summit in Australia. (You can read more by CLICKING HERE.)

Given the dangers the President of the United States faces going anywhere near a war zone, I have no problem with the secrecy surrounding the trip. My difficulty is with the timing. September is the month when supposedly we’ll be learning whether or not the troop surge is working. Of course, not being stupid, you and I all know there will be mixed results, with the President touting success and Congressional Democrats crying failure.
My younger brother spent some time stationed in Iraq last year. He was on a squad of guys who investigate those IEDs — ones that explode are examined to trace who made them and where; ones that fail get a good going over to discover why they failed to explore. Touchy, touchy job, and the whole family’s glad he knew how to stay in one piece. (Sadly, a younger man in his squad lost an arm and leg in an explosion.)

I guess, metaphorically speaking, Bush and Congress all have the knack down pat for staying in one piece — send OTHERS to Iraq to face the bombs and snipers. Good for Bush today, I guess, because at least he’s on the ground over there (or was) and meeting with the Iraqi leaders. (They’re back from summer vacation now, I guess.)

But bad for all of us that this President Bush lacked the good sense to get us out of that nation in a hurry — which his father, President Bush I, at least got right.

Ah, well, what do I know? I’m just a guy who reads the papers.

May God help us and all the Iraqis that we might see this idiotic, horrible war end soon.

[tags]President Bush in Iraq, Iraqi leaders, Iraq war, just a guy who reads the papers[/tags]