Buzzchow » obama in iraq http://www.buzzchow.com Buzzchow - Eat the internet - Videos, Gossip, Music, Movies Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:10:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 http://www.buzzchow.com http://www.buzzchow.com/favicon.ico Buzzchow Obama Iraq visit http://www.buzzchow.com/politics/obama-iraq-visit/ http://www.buzzchow.com/politics/obama-iraq-visit/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:49:15 +0000 ed http://www.buzzchow.com/?p=3731 Barack Obama made a surprise visit to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.  It’s his first visit to the country as President and comes at a time when violent insurgency is on the rise – seven car bombs exploded the day before Obama’s arrival in the war-torn country.  The New York Times report that “Air Force One landed at Baghdad International Airport under heavy security at 4:42 p.m. in the afternoon; military officials shut down the airport and roads into the capital were deserted.”

Obama will meet American military commanders and Iraqi leaders, including Iraqi PM Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.

Obama has been in Europe for a week attending the G20 and making a keynote speech in Prague.

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