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Rumsfeld visits US troops in Iraq and gives them a boost

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 12:15 pm
by cycloneye
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/05/ ... index.html

Good that he went to the heart of where the incident happened to those Iraqie prisoners at the prison there.He did a pep rally like a town meeting to boost the moral of the US troops.

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 12:19 pm
by Josephine96
US troops need boosted morals so I agree with this move..

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 12:51 pm
by cycloneye
Yes after all this talk about the abuse of prisoners over there it was about time that a high US official go to talk to them and give a boost to the troops.

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 1:05 pm
by Stephanie
I'm glad as well. They did need that boost.

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 3:11 pm
by rainstorm
thats what bush should be doing. where is he?

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 6:21 pm
by JQ Public
lol rainstorm sometimes i don't know what side you're on. But yes it seems as if he only came there because of the controversy at Abu Ghraib prison. I really don't think he would have come otherwise. The troops really need a morale boost as John said earlier.

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 6:59 pm
by Guest
I think the one visit Bush made to Iraq was enough. It would be just plain stupid if he showed his face there again.
...Jennifer...

Posted: Thu May 13, 2004 10:31 pm
by streetsoldier
Actually, another surprise visit by GW would "bring down the house" with OUR TROOPS...and send a big "middle finger" to Al Qaida, Al Aqsa, Al Capone, and any other "Al's" in the region.

Besides, our President has shown brass cojones before...indeed, all through this war...and I would NOT be surprised at all if he did go back for another visit.

Let's see John Forbes Kerry show some of that...I have yet to see it.

Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 5:55 am
by rainstorm
i doubt kerry would be welcomed well by our troops

Posted: Fri May 14, 2004 7:07 am
by vbhoutex
rainstorm wrote:i doubt kerry would be welcomed well by our troops


I'm not sure Kerry would even live through a visit with the troops after the way he has been!!!