Blair Visits Iraq to Support Its New PM

[Eugene]

Blair Visits Iraq to Support Its New PM


Monday May 22, 2006 10:46 AM

AP Photo LON801

By THOMAS WAGNER

Associated Press Writer

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Prime Minister Tony Blair flew into Baghdad on Monday
to lend his support to Iraq's new leadership as it begins trying to restore
security and stem the slide toward civil war.

Blair arrived by helicopter in the fortified Green Zone for a meeting
with his Iraqi counterpart, Nouri al-Maliki. The two were expected to hold
a joint news conference later Monday.

Blair, the first world leader to visit Iraq since its new government was
inaugurated Saturday, said last weekend that coalition soldiers hope to transfer
their duties to Iraqis as soon as possible, but that British troops would remain
here for as long as they are needed.

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Full article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-5837308,00.html

[maddezmom]

1. Virgin radio reported this am, not even the US military knew he

was coming and that's exactly the way Blair wanted it.

[acmavm]

2. Yeah, that's all it will take. A visit from Poodle and everything will be

hunky dory.

[Chipper Chat]

3. I wonder if he brought plastic kidney pie?

Megalomaniac KKKarl will be pissed that he wasnt informed.