Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Secretary Rumsfeld in Baghdad on surprise visit

... On a mission to show support for Iraq's fledgling new government, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrived Wednesday morning in Baghdad on an unannounced visit...
Read story in full at CNN.com

... Rumsfeld was expected to not only congratulate the Iraqis on breaking a deadlock over selection of a prime minister and other top political positions, but also to reinforce the Bush administration's message that the Iraqis should not expect U.S. forces to remain indefinitely...
Read this story in full at CHRON.com

Update:
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice makes a surprise visit to Iraq too... and just a few hours after Rumsfeld arrival.
... Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unscheduled visit to Baghdad on Wednesday just after Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld went to Baghdad in a show of support for Iraq's new leadership...
Read more of this story at
Reuters.com

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