I just saw the video of Obama getting off plane in Saudi Arabia. He appears to be alone?
Interesting. I didn't notice it at the time, but indeed, you are correct: Mrs. Obama did skip Turkey last month when the Obamas were on their European tour.
Disappointment as Michelle Obama skips trip to Turkey
Suna Erdem in Istanbul
Michelle Obama may have been the star of the US President’s European show, but Turks were deprived of the chance to see her when she chose to return to her children instead of accompanying her husband to Ankara and Istanbul.
The US president began his visit yesterday by laying a wreath at the tomb of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder of modern Turkish state, before travelling to the presidential palace for talks with President Abdullah Gul.
Michelle Obama, however, returned to the US on Sunday.
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I was at Blockbusters on Saturday renting videos, and I was going along the wall and there was a video called “Obama”. I told the men next to me that I wouldn't waste my time. We started talking about Obama.
These guys were Arabs, and I asked them why they thought Michele Obama headed home following her visit in France instead of traveling on to Saudi Arabia and Turkey with her husband.
They said she couldn't go to Saudi Arabia, Turkey or Iraq. I said “Laura Bush went to Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Dubai.”
They answered, “Obama is a Muslim, and by Muslim law, he would not be allowed to bring his wife into the countries that accept Sharia Law.”
Just thought it was interesting that the Arabs at Blockbuster's accept the idea that we're being led by a Muslim who follows the Islamic creed. They also said that's the reason he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia . It was a signal to the Muslim world.”