You know as well as I do that had this not been an election year, Bush would have never made his Thanksgiving day trip to Iraq. However, if you aren't convinced that the trip was politically motivated, here is an excerpt from a Washington Post article:
"The Bush administration moved quickly to promote Thursday's images at home and abroad. In Iraq, officials at the U.S.-run Coalition Provisional Authority said they plan to distribute the president's remarks in Arabic, along with computer disks containing photos of the event for easy use by fledgling newspapers.
"Bush's Saturday radio address will be devoted to the topic, and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, two hours after returning to the president's Texas ranch from the Baghdad sojourn, appeared on five network TV morning shows."
You have to give them points for political savvy. They certainly know how to use our troops for clever photo-ops, but they are also good at allowing them to be used as target practice in fraudulent wars. Go figure.
Posted by Paul Hina at November 28, 2003 11:19 PM