blogs.dailymail.com - 12/14/2008
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Now he can say, “Mission Accomplished.”
nytimes.com - 12/8/2008
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President-elect Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress are
about to serve up a supersized helping of big-government...
liberalism. Conservatives will be inclined to oppose much of what Obama and his party cook up. And, I believe, rightly so. But ...
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Victory Lap
Jules Crittenden —
... Well, since you ask, yes. Just like last time, when the mission of knocking out Saddam was accomplished. Don’t believe me, just ask Obama. Or his guy Gates. (what the heck is a fire dog lake, anyway? Sounds kind of fierce for a site run by peacenik surrender enthusiasts.) Surber: Mission Accomplished . He counts the ways. Topics: ...
President Bush’s last visit to Iraq
Sister Toldjah —
... to the anti-war left? He’s made his base unhappy these last few weeks with some of the selections he’s announced for his staff and cabinet, but will Iraq end up being the one area where he seeks to appease them … simply because he, too, believes “war is not the answer” and that the Iraq war was a “mistake” that has “wasted” the deaths of American troops?
Don Surber sums up::
But Bush stood tall. ...
Speaking of Iraq: Bush Makes a Farewell Visit
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
... Bush’s arrival here during daylight hours had been one measure of progress; his first visit on Thanksgiving Day 2003 took place entirely at night.
An improvement, yes? Cause for a “victory lap”? I think not.
I would be far more impressed if a trip by a major US official didn’t require secrecy.
Crittenden isn’t the only one calling it a “victory lap”: see, for example, Dean Esmay who, along with Don Surber, is also resurrecting “Mission Accomplished”.
Then, of course, ...
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Bush makes unannounced visit to Iraq —
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President Bush shakes hands with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Baghdad Sunday.
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Bush makes surprise visit to Iraq —
CNN.com - Politics 12/14/2008
President Bush made an unannounced visit Sunday to Baghdad where he was to meet with Iraqi leaders and address U.S. troops, according to National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe.
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