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swamppolitics.com - 12/15/2008
Bush doesn't admit Iraq's angry soles
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by Frank James On the way to Afghanistan last night, President Bush joked with reporters aboard Air Force One about the shoes seen 'round the world. It seemed like he actually made fun of himself at one point, saying he didn't know what the man shouted but that he "saw his sole." That was ...
Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’
thinkprogress.org - 12/15/2008
Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ‘So What?’
— thinkprogress.org — Yesterday, after an Iraqi journalist used “ [t]wo of the worst insults in Islam ” against him,... an unfazed President Bush sat down with ABC’s Martha Raddatz for an exit interview in Iraq. When Raddatz asked Bush about his legacy, ... (more) Bush On Al Qaeda Not Existing In Iraq Before Invasion: ...

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huffingtonpost.com - 12/14/2008
Bush Visits Iraq For Final Time
— huffingtonpost.com — BAGHDAD — President George W. Bush on Sunday made a farewell visit to Iraq, a place that... defines his presidency, just 37 days before he hands the war off to a successor who has pledged to end it. Air Force One, Bush's distinctive powder ... (more) Bush Visits Iraq For Final Time

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Bush Arrives in Iraq for a Final Visit
nytimes.com - 12/14/2008
Bush Arrives in Iraq for a Final Visit
— nytimes.com — BAGHDAD — President Bush flew to Iraq on Sunday, a final trip to highlight the recently completed... security agreement between Iraq and the United States. Air Force One arrived in Baghdad at 4 p.m. after a 10-and-a-half-hour overnight flight from ... (more) Bush Arrives in Iraq for a Final Visit

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The Page by Mark Halperin:  Bush on Shoe Toss: "I Saw His Sole"

Think Progress:  Bush Dismisses Iraqi Journalist’s Shoe Insult: I Don’t Think This ‘Represents A Broad Movement In Iraq’

Firedoglake:  George W. Bush: Pay No Attention to that Ingrate Shoe Thrower, the Iraqi People Love Me

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Bush on Shoe Toss: "I Saw His Sole"
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... The president has a laugh about being targeted by an Iraqi journalist's shoes in Baghdad Sunday. Says on Air Force One headed to Afghanistan: "I didn't know what the guy said, but I saw his sole." Pressed by reporters, says: "I don't think you can take one guy throwing shoes and say this represents a broad movement in Iraq."       ...

Bush Dismisses Iraqi Journalist’s Shoe Insult: I Don’t Think This ‘Represents A Broad Movement In Iraq’
Think Progress — ... Afterward, Bush continued to dismiss the incident to reporters aboard Air Force One. He said that Zaidi’s actions were “bizarre” and had no larger significance: ...

George W. Bush: Pay No Attention to that Ingrate Shoe Thrower, the Iraqi People Love Me
Firedoglake — ... Nice to see that after all this time, Commander McFlightsuit is still completely clueless about the country he liberated invaded. ...

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