Bush's Thanksgiving dinner: in BAGHDAD!!

[Dr Mordrid]

President Bush spring a suprise visit on 600 members of the 82nd Airborn & 1st Mountain Division stationed near a forward supply base Baghdad Intl. Airport.

The visit was sprung on the troops by their commander, who was to read them the Presidents Thanksgiving proclamation. Before reading it the point was made that the most senior officer should read it, at which time the President walked on stage. Once the toops saw who that "most senior officer" actually was they rose and delivered a wild greeting with thunderous applause.

The President then gave the troops a big "thank you" for their efforts after which the troops gave him another standing ovation. He then went to the chow line and served Thanksgiving dinner to some of the troops before leaving to return to the US.

Dr. Mordrid

[The PIT]

And the extremists will be upset they missed it. Quite a good move by Bush though.

[GNEP]

Saw it on the news. Must have been one of the most hushed-up ops of all the action in Iraq Good for Bush really to support his troops like that.

[Chrono_Wanderer]

saw it on cnn. Quite a smart move I say.

[MultimediaMan]

Kudos to the Pilot who put Air Force One on the ground IN THE DARK. It's one thing to set a fighter down on the tarmac at night...it's another matter to put a 100 ton aircraft down without runway lights. Cool move and more than a little gutsy.

Yeah, I'm sure there were more than a few Martyrs-In-Waiting disappointed because they didn't get an invitation. I bet old Saddam didn't even get a warm meal yesterday.

For once the media is starting to get it: Loose Lips Sink Ships. The newsies who were aboard AF1 probably had an Orgasm (that is only now starting to subside) the moment they were allowed to file their stories.

I imagine Air Force One was at complete and total EMCON ever since they went feet dry over the Mideast.

This newsbit makes it the only "positive" news account of the war I have read on CNN in five months. I have been keeping track. Bastards.

[Brian Ellis]

Excellent PR for the poor buggers in the thick of it, wondering what quirk of fate chose them.

May get GWB some more votes, too.

It took the winds out of Hillary's sails, too. She had planned an almost identical coup in Afghanistan: got her 10 seconds on the news instead of 2 minutes! Makes me think she's still planning to stand.

[Dr Mordrid]

Originally posted by Brian Ellis
Excellent PR for the poor buggers in the thick of it, wondering what quirk of fate chose them.

May get GWB some more votes, too.

It took the winds out of Hillary's sails, too. She had planned an almost identical coup in Afghanistan: got her 10 seconds on the news instead of 2 minutes! Makes me think she's still planning to stand.

I'm sure the ease of securing that area had a bit to do with it. The Secret Service has a bigtime veto power in such affairs.

This may well get him some votes, but an econcomy that's growing like gangbusters will get him even more. Ours is on fire with all indicators showing bigtime growth. At this rate this election looks to be a re-run of 1992 or 1984 blowouts, especially if Dean is the Democratic nominee.

Hillary's support is a mile wide and about 2mm deep; meaning that while she's the darling of the loony left and mainstream media among the rest of the citizenry her name causes instant nausea.

Dr. Mordrid

[Greebe]

Roasting terroists,... on an open fire,...

Who wants extra crispy?

(sorry j/k)

[Dr Mordrid]

I have N/P rosting 'em....and I think the Turks will take a portion or two as well

IMO getting the Turks P/O'ed at you isn't the smartest thing to do in that neighborhood

Dr. Mordrid

[ALBPM]

Anyone hear of Turpork't,

It's a boneless skinless turkey stuffed with boneless skinless Pork stuffed with boneless skinless Terrorist, spiced and baked... Mmmmm Mmmm Good

[rylan]

LOL
And I was thinking we should just do a ham drop over T'krit.. or load up a tanker full of bacon bits and sprinkle it over the terrorist areas.

[Dr Mordrid]

nahhh.....just drop a MOAB

Dr. Mordrid