Why doesn't Bush meet the Iraqi President in Baghdad?
818620
Simply put, Baghdad is in the middle of a war zone and as we all know, Bush has been avoiding war zones since around 1970.
425044
No.  All Bush had to do was read one of his fathers essays to know why it was a bad idea.  Even Cheney was against invading Iraq before he was for it.  The war has created more terrorists and terrorism while not dealing with any of the sources of terrorism.\n\n"I think that the proposition of going to Baghdad is also fallacious. I think if we were going to remove Saddam Hussein we would have had to go all the way to Baghdad, we would have to commit a lot of force because I do not believe he would wait in the Presidential Palace for us to arrive. I think we'd have had to hunt him down. And once we'd done that and we'd gotten rid of Saddam Hussein and his government, then we'd have had to put another government in its place. What kind of government? Should it be a Sunni government or Shi'i government or a Kurdish government or Ba'athist regime? Or maybe we want to bring in some of the Islamic fundamentalists? How long would we have had to stay in Baghdad to keep that government in place? What would happen to the government once U.S. forces withdrew? How many casualties should the United States accept in that effort to try to create clarity and stability in a situation that is inherently unstable? I think it is vitally important for a President to know when to use military force. I think it is also very important for him to know when not to commit U.S. military force. And it's my view that the President got it right both times, that it would have been a mistake for us to get bogged down in the quagmire inside Iraq."\n\n    * At the Washington Institute's Soref Symposium, April 29, 1991
1099939
Because Bush is an oil man from an oil family and he mistakenly thought that by attacking Iraq at the expense of 300,000 Iraqi lives and who knows how many more American and coalition lives that he could get control and make more MONEY. Why do you think he is interested in Iran?\n\nIt's about the money stupid!!
917387
I think it's good to help people no matter where they are, but it's true that a lot more focus needs to be done here.  How can Bush say he is concerned with the welfare and safety of the Iraqi people when he can leave his own people stranded in New orleans for all of those horrible days? He was on vacation when he knew a huge storm was coming. Did he send troops there to protect his own people? I see your point.
996312
This is the first I've heard of this.  Two years is still a long time for the troops to be there, but without fighting?  That's very interesting, and it probably won't happen.  If the "insurgents" are talking to the Iraqi government, who is then relaying the information to the US, that's even more interesting.\n\nIt will be worth watching this unfold since Bush refuses to sit down and talk with terrorists while the left has always been for negotiating with them.  Quite interesting.
1107566
You should contact the INS. They may be able to help you.\n\nThere are a lot of Americans who would love to meet him.
517742
Can't help you there, George Bush in USA.
557849
there has to be war sometime. but i do not like it at all. i think that we can settle things with communication and agreement. i think that the war in iraq is because the president is not thinking about how to solve it without war. he says he is a christian but we do not believe in violence. \n                          -peace child
136884
I have met the current president when he was Govenor of TX.\n\nHonestly, I found him to be a very smart person, not just intelligent, but smart (there is a difference).  He has a great sense of humor and is very much a people person.\n\nI think the job he is doing now as president is a very complex one.  Perhaps he would be viewed in a better light had it not been for the 9/11, war in Iraq, the two recent hurricanes, but there is no telling whether anyone else could have done any better (in spite of the Democrats saying they could have).\n\nIf you ever have the chance to meet him, do.  I am sure you will find him fun to be around and very accomodating.\n\nIn addition I have met Reagan and G.H.W. Bush (but he was VP at the time).\n\nIt is an experience you will never forget.
348803
First of all Bush does not believe in Diplomacy, if he did he would have let the UN finish it's investigation on Iraq! the CIA said the same, among others!!  They found nothing that Bush said that Iraq had! Diplomacy works if you let it, A President should not be able to go to wor for their own reasons! He trys to make Iraq out to be the worst country, which it had problems but what about Saudi Arabia, they are still very cruel to there people yet nothing is done! Pakistan, Iran Korea among others!!It is time for Dems and Repubs to work together not just for there own interests!! Bush wants his way and refuses to listen to the truth, his idea of truth is what he wants to believe not what the facts are!! Bush does not work well with other countries except England which has a record of being controling towards other countries as Bush is!!!
1128791
No. That is actually a good question. I think that Pres. Bush is trying to gain the world support [especially the UN..because they didn't when they liberated Iraq] Bush just wants to make sure that he has an ally.
721527
The trouble is that George Bush, no matter how resolute, has never understood the Arab world. He has blundered his way through territory that should have been about diplomacy and careful planning. Now, instead, we have a mess in Iraq and almost universal mistrust of everything American. His bully boy tactics have created a politics of fear. And yes, I do believe that his miscalculated entry into Iraq has been the source of discontent that has sponsored the growth of terrorism.
468024
Probably not. The Iraquis can't seem to make up their minds on how to work together.
980413
Our presence. I'm so sick of people defending the war in Iraq because of the brutality of Saddam. Anyone heard of DARFUR? COME ON PEOPLE. WAKE UP. If the president was trying to protect a population why doesn't he start in Darfur?
770468
I'm not a Bush supporter but he would not be coming if\nyour own leaders did not invite him!!
364171
If the President truly believed that "Saddam was a tyrant and used violence to exacerbate sectarian divisions to keep himself in power, and that as a result, deep tensions persist to this day", then why did he fail to send enough troops to keep the warring factions under control? Since our invation in 2003, almost 2400 of our brave sons and daughters have died in this misadventure. I think it is appropriate to ask President Bush to explain why he was unprepared to deal with the sectarian strife since he knew that Saddam's dictatorial polices sowed the seeds of civil war. Or, is this something he just got briefed on.
698924
to RLP and Mini me...Iraq didn't come over here and blow us up (nor will they ever)....As far as the question...I fail to have a glimmer of an idea as to why re pub's hold on to their blind faith in george bush (lower case letter's emphasized). he is a mad man and his staff are either smart crooks or inept peter principle recipients