not a mention by anyone of how ridiculous this trip looked. think about it:

the so-called leader of the so-called only super power, the so-called most powerful country in the history of civilisation, some would say,

has to sneak into a country we supposedly now control in the middle of the night under cover of darkeness and the most heightened security in complete secrecy to help carve turkeys for a randomly selected portion of the troops on the ground in the most secure place in the country at the moment.

doesn't this make him look so strong and powerful, and such a leader!

A LEADER WOULD HAVE SAID I'M GOING TO IRAQ TO VISIT MY TROOPS. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE TROUBLE, BRING IT ON!

this guy is a gutless wonder, an embarrassment. I bet the al qaeda guys and Saddam Hussein's followers (not the same people) are all laughing up thier sleeves at how scared they have got everybody. He couldn't even trust his own parents, a former President, with the information! Pathetic, useless, wasteful, disgusting, disrespectful show, strictly a photo op for political purposes, and sadly, because enough of the country is so gullible and there is no leadership in any other party to oppose him it may even work to get him re-appointed.