ski Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Fox News just did a 3 minute announcement that VP Joe Biden made a SECRET TRIP to Iraq.John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Mark Udal amd Lindsey Graham are also there.The VP and 4 US Senators --- In Iraq --- on the 4th of July weekend.I find it very hard to believe that they are there for the BEACHES.Baghdad is not exactly a RESORT CITY.Makes you go HMMMMMMMMM --- Don't it? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronberta Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Fox News just did a 3 minute announcement that VP Joe Biden made a SECRET TRIP to Iraq.John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Mark Udal amd Lindsey Graham are also there.The VP and 4 US Senators --- In Iraq --- on the 4th of July weekend.I find it very hard to believe that they are there for the BEACHES.Baghdad is not exactly a RESORT CITY.Makes you go HMMMMMMMMM --- Don't it?Thanks ski!!! could be great!! GO RV!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane N Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 They are talking about this trip right now on msnbc. Meetings are scheduled with all the players 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADGERMOMMA Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 They are talking about this trip right now on msnbc. Meetings are scheduled with all the playersAlso now being announced on CNN. Dr. Jill Biden there with her husand. Mentioned US concern of government needing to be formed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpager Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 YO , VIVA JOE BIDEN !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munsch Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Any news articles for those stuck at work with no TV??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane N Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 (edited) Here is 1 that i foundhttp://hosted.ap.org...-07-03-10-58-02 Edited July 3, 2010 by Duane N Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjackie Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Fox News just did a 3 minute announcement that VP Joe Biden made a SECRET TRIP to Iraq.John McCain, Joe Lieberman, Mark Udal amd Lindsey Graham are also there.The VP and 4 US Senators --- In Iraq --- on the 4th of July weekend.I find it very hard to believe that they are there for the BEACHES.Baghdad is not exactly a RESORT CITY.Makes you go HMMMMMMMMM --- Don't it?They are there to help get the gov't formed . Once thats done I suspect we may hear about our long awaited RV. But then again this is Iraq we are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camishe Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 They are talking about this trip right now on Fox news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookie Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Any news articles for those stuck at work with no TV???BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday on what appeared to be a dual mission in Baghdad: to visit U.S. troops during the July Fourth weekend and coax Iraqi leaders into ending their government impasse.Top Obama administration officials have been reluctant to visit Iraq since its deadlocked March election failed to produce a clear winner. Biden's trip may signal the U.S. is stepping up its efforts to hammer out an agreement among Iraqi political rivals and get a new government in place as soon as possible.Biden is the White House's point man on Iraq issues, and was last in Iraq in January. He visited three times last year.The vice president landed at an air force base in Baghdad and was immediately scheduled to head into meetings with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill, the top American military commander in Iraq, U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno, and the top UN envoy to Iraq, Ad Melkert.There ya go BudBAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden landed Saturday on what appeared to be a dual mission in Baghdad: to visit U.S. troops during the July Fourth weekend and coax Iraqi leaders into ending their government impasse.Top Obama administration officials have been reluctant to visit Iraq since its deadlocked March election failed to produce a clear winner. Biden's trip may signal the U.S. is stepping up its efforts to hammer out an agreement among Iraqi political rivals and get a new government in place as soon as possible.Biden is the White House's point man on Iraq issues, and was last in Iraq in January. He visited three times last year.The vice president landed at an air force base in Baghdad and was immediately scheduled to head into meetings with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill, the top American military commander in Iraq, U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno, and the top UN envoy to Iraq, Ad Melkert.There ya go BudUS Vice-President Joe Biden has arrived in Baghdad for talks with Iraqi leaders, amid deadlock in the country over the formation of a new government. Mr Biden's visit comes four months after Iraq's inconclusive election, in which no clear winner emerged. He will hold discussions with Iraqi lawmakers and mark the 4 July holiday with US troops, a White House statement said. The visit is his second to Iraq this year. Mr Biden was met at the airport by Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and top US officials.The White House said he would meet both Prime Minister Nouri Maliki and his main rival Iyad Allawi, whose Iraqiya list narrowly won the most seats in the 7 March election. No single party won enough seats to form a government on its own. A union between mainly Shia groups could leave Mr Maliki in a position to form a government - but Mr Allawi's group says it should form a government because it won the most seats on election day. The US is concerned that the power vacuum could lead to an increase in violence. That is it for now I will find more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongo Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 They are there to help get the gov't formed . Once thats done I suspect we may hear about our long awaited RV. But then again this is Iraq we are talking about.They are there to help form a Gov...........................Who Biden?............................... and the Dems? . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrref Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 They are there to help form a Gov...........................Who Biden?............................... and the Dems? .Thats a SCARY thought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
METEMARLO Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 jill getting her suitcase of dinar why else would you go to that hellhole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich daniels Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 YO , VIVA JOE BIDEN !!! i would not go that far lolmabe the wrong man at the right place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dweave69 Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 They are there to help form a Gov...........................Who Biden?............................... and the Dems? .Let's hope Biden doesn't call them smart a$$es. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattevan Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 We would have better luck sending my 5 year old boy, then Biden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telabiz Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 So much for a secret meeting. I hope it is eventfull, Independence day !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjackie Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 They are there to help form a Gov...........................Who Biden?............................... and the Dems? .I know its funny however Maliki welcomed them today which I read earlier on a post. They had a meeting and it was announced. I didnt think they did anything on Sat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 biden tripVice President Joe Biden landed Saturday in Baghdad to coax Iraqi leaders into ending their government impasse as vying political factions remain deadlocked over which political bloc should pick its new leaders, including prime minister.Iraq's newly elected parliament is scheduled to meet later this month for the second time since the March 7 vote.Parliament has only about a month to end the impasse before the start of Ramadan in August, when little official business gets done in the Arab world. Adding to the urgency, all but 50,000 U.S. troops are set to leave Iraq by the end of August in a test of whether the fledgling democracy's security forces are ready to protect its people from insurgents and other terror threats.I would think that they just cant head into August let alone September in the financial state they are in now. Which to me means a RV sooner than later to make sure that they have all their ducks in a row before we pull out. just my 2 cents.The vice president landed at an air force base in Baghdad on Saturday afternoon and headed into meetings with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill, the top American military commander in Iraq, U.S. Army Gen. Ray Odierno, and the top UN envoy to Iraq, Ad Melkert.High ranking U.S. senators _ Republicans John McCain from Arizona and Lindsey Graham from South Carolina, as well as Joe Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut _ also met Biden at the Baghdad airport on Saturday. They are in Iraq on an unrelated trip and did not travel here with the vice president.Earlier on Saturday, McCain, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, met with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in the Iraqi capital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny-Tx Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Maybe good news, But, couldn't there be better qualified people to send to help form a government. :unsure:Thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbrlgms Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Thats a SCARY thought WHO IN THE HELL CARES IF IS REP OR DEM AS LONG THEY GET THE DEAL DONE OF FORMING THE GOVERMENT AND BESIDES THEY ARE SEVERAL REPUBLICAN INVOLVED(MCCAIN,GRAHAM) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc31 Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 jill getting her suitcase of dinar why else would you go to that hellholeI'll tell you, Jill CASHING IN HER SUITCASE OF DINAR AT THE NEW RATE AND BEATING THE CROWDS ... Pour Joe couldn't figure out what was going on and why Jill wanted to go to the bank ... no the BIG bank!Thanks for the post 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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