Mammaw Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/29/biden-makes-unannounced-trip-to-iraq/ As the United States prepares for withdrawal next month of the last U.S. combat troops in Iraq, Vice President Joe Biden landed in Baghdad Tuesday for an unannounced visit with remaining forces in the theater and top Iraqi officials. Biden is co-chairing a meeting of the U.S.-Iraq Higher Coordinating Committee and meeting with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Jalal Talabani, Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, and other political leaders. He will also participate in, and deliver remarks during an event to commemorate the sacrifices and accomplishments of U.S. and Iraqi troops. Biden was greeted on the tarmac in Baghdad by Amb. James Jeffrey and Gen. Lloyd Austin. The two were holding a briefing for the vice president at the U.S. embassy before calling it a night. The vice president's visit follows tensions between the U.S. and Iraqi leaders over a Status of Forces Agreement, which ended with the U.S. scheduling a full pullout by the end of the year. The White House says the visit will establish elements of cooperation on non-military matters, including diplomacy; trade, finance, energy, technology, transportation as well as defense and security for Iraq through its own mechanisms. The trip is Biden's eighth to Iraq since becoming vice president. Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/11/29/biden-makes-unannounced-trip-to-iraq/#ixzz1f73cJtbL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retiredofficer Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Not sure posted but Joe B. is in Iraq! http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/29/world/meast/iraq-biden/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasGranny Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Merged topics since they were from different news sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mammaw Posted November 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 I thought I was loosing it. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thanks for the post :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerpager Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Could this be the begining of the END ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John in Kuwait Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Could this be the begining of the END ??? Or the end of the beginning? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Horsn2 Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Thanks for posting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Johnson Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Bidenarrives in Baghdad on a surprise visit 29/11/2011 18:42 Arbil, November 29 (Rn) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden toBaghdad on Tuesday evening to visit the media said it aims American to meet hiscountry's troops approaching from the complete withdrawal from Iraq by the endof this year. The agency quoted Yu. Me. Any U.S. sources as saying thatBiden arrived in Baghdad "in an unannounced visit" in the six-thirtypm local time. He was welcomed by U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey and thecommander of U.S. forces in Iraq, Gen. Lloyd Austin and a group of American diplomats. And is expected to hold Biden talks with senior Iraqiofficials dealing with the relations between the two countries after the withdrawalof U.S. troops from Iraq. It is also expected that the talks will tackle the upcomingvisit which is scheduled to be carried out by Iraqi Prime Minister Nurial-Maliki to Washington next month on the subject as well as trainers. According to Reuters, the visit will highlight thecompletion of an important pledge from President Barack Obama while he seeks re-electionin 2012 to end a war that is unpopular, while weak domestic economy dominated thethinking of most Americans. Likely to meet with Biden during his visit with IraqiPresident Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and Osama Najafi, Chairmanof the Board of Representatives. http://www.aknews.com/ar/aknews/4/275333/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefanie Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 Here's another article about it too. http://news.yahoo.com/biden-visits-iraq-ahead-us-troop-departure-163156151.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papster Posted November 29, 2011 Report Share Posted November 29, 2011 here is may question........the first article a couple of days ago that mentioned that Biden was coming to iraq........stated he was to arrive on the 29th..........now this one says he arrived on the 28th............and the it states it was a surprise visit............or unannounced.........what the crap............just stating this to prove the are not going to let us know the true time frames...........and they are ahead of schedule imo...........heck i am surprised that someone was there to pick him up on the tarmac..............GO TROOPS........GO DINAR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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