Update on the secret visit

Bob has a link to an interesting article on Double-face's Iraq photo-op.

[Bush] said he "was the biggest skeptic of all" about the trip, but "our planners worked hard to answer all the questions -- and I had a lot of questions."

"I think Americans understand that we have a bunch of kids in harm's way, and that a president -- if it can be done safely -- owes an explanation of thanks and thanksgiving to these kids," he said.
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"I understood the consequences and risks. And over time, I was assured by our planners and, as importantly, our military people and the pilot here of this airplane that the risk could be minimized if we kept the trip quiet," he said.

"I was fully prepared to turn this plane around."

Interesting, because another article that I looked at earlier today claimed the whole thing was Bonehead's idea - he got it while in Asia, and no one was privy to it until this week - not even his pickled wife till Wednesday. (Can't find that article - perhaps it was a misinterpretation and removed? The article above, however, repeats something similar: "A couple weeks ago, he said he had mentioned to first lady Laura Bush while in Asia that he was considering a Baghdad trip, but it wasn't until Wednesday when he told her he was definitely going." Another article says he told his wife and daughter on Wednesday, but that Pickles had known all along.) Yet another article reports that he says he told Pickles in October.

At any rate, the first article that Bob has pointed to has him acting like it was somebody else's idea. I suppose this way, depending on which way the public winds blow, he can claim either stance - it was all his idea, or he never thought it was a good idea in the first place.

Spin, spin, spin. We can only hope that our heads will be facing front again when they come to a stop.

Well, regardless, isn't he just the bravest? And so compassionate.

Yeah, right. He obviously wasn't that worried. We've seen the extent of the measures taken when he thinks he's in real danger. The real danger to him is not in Iraq, apparently, if you look at the protective measures and numbers of bodies he took with him yesterday compared to those for his London trip.

And, the real reason for the turkey's visit we found tucked into the end of an article - see my previous post.

That, and photo-op - election coming up.

....but hey, believe what you want....you will anyway.