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Trump makes surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq, his first to a combat zone
nbcnews.com ^ | 12/26/2018 | David K. Li

Posted on 12/26/2018 11:27:49 AM PST by bitt

President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to American troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first journey to an active combat zone since he took office.

The president landed on Wednesday.

Trump visited wounded U.S. troops last Christmas season, on Dec. 21, 2017, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. He also that month invited Coast Guard members to play golf at his course in West Palm Beach, Florida.

But before Wednesday's trip to Iraq, Trump had taken some heat from critics for being the first president since 2002 not to make a Christmastime visit to troops in 2018.

He was also criticized in November for canceling a trip to an American military burial ground outside Paris in November due to weather. Two days after that, he skipped the traditional Veterans Day visit to Arlington National Cemetery.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1st; aviation; christmas; iraq; troops; trump
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To: bitt

Go President Trump!!!


21 posted on 12/26/2018 12:08:52 PM PST by Enlightened1
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Plus he didn’t start these wars. Bush started the war in Afghanistan in 2001 and visited for the first time in 2006. Bush visited Iraq 24 months in, Trump 25 months in.


22 posted on 12/26/2018 12:09:01 PM PST by conservative98
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23 posted on 12/26/2018 12:10:09 PM PST by caww
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You know this took a lot of planning......and the media just the other day was all a b*tching that Pres Trump has not visited the troops....so take that #fakenews...you have been TRUMPED AGAIN!!!!


24 posted on 12/26/2018 12:10:44 PM PST by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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25 posted on 12/26/2018 12:11:29 PM PST by caww
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Ping.


26 posted on 12/26/2018 12:11:56 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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27 posted on 12/26/2018 12:12:27 PM PST by caww
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28 posted on 12/26/2018 12:13:47 PM PST by caww
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29 posted on 12/26/2018 12:14:47 PM PST by caww
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he’s bringing our troops home that is better than any trip


30 posted on 12/26/2018 12:16:17 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: bitt

Official MAGA hats in Iraq.
31 posted on 12/26/2018 12:17:19 PM PST by conservative98
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32 posted on 12/26/2018 12:17:41 PM PST by simpson96
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33 posted on 12/26/2018 12:18:28 PM PST by caww
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34 posted on 12/26/2018 12:21:11 PM PST by caww
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Beautiful picture. The excitement of having Commander in Chief and lovely Melania.

And here I was feeling sorry for our POTUS being alone in the White House. This just tickles me. Joyful season.


35 posted on 12/26/2018 12:22:48 PM PST by YepYep (Love and Obey the Lord; Build the America you want at your house and keep looking up.)
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36 posted on 12/26/2018 12:23:42 PM PST by caww
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One thing I’ve always noticed about how troops are around Presidents- Under both Bushes and Trump, the troops are excited and happy to see them there. When Clinton or Obama was there, they’d stand at attention or at ease and only smile because they were ordered to.


37 posted on 12/26/2018 12:24:45 PM PST by MuttTheHoople
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38 posted on 12/26/2018 12:25:35 PM PST by caww
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39 posted on 12/26/2018 12:27:11 PM PST by caww
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40 posted on 12/26/2018 12:28:06 PM PST by caww
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