Bush to Visit Afghanistan on Wednesday

[Judi Lynn]

Update 1: Bush to Visit Afghanistan on Wednesday
By DANIEL COONEY , 03.01.2006, 02:16 AM

President Bush will make his first visit to Afghanistan on Wednesday and meet with President Hamid Karzai, a top Afghan official said.

The two leaders will have lunch and hold a joint press conference, said the official, who is familiar with Karzai's schedule but did not want to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue.

U.S. Embassy officials in Kabul declined to comment on whether Bush would visit Afghanistan.

Wednesday's trip would be the first visit to a country where some 18,000 U.S. troops are stationed. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Thanksgiving in 2003, showing up unannounced in a mess hall for a holiday meal with troops.

Security was tight in the Afghan capital, with helicopters flying overhead and U.S. military Humvee jeeps patrolling the streets.
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[Janice325]

1. Whoopee

How much security is Bush gonna have there?

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[radfringe]

3. needs a boost in polls

gonna wave a terra-terra-terra flag

[az chela]

4. Ah old home week for the chimp!!!Good old Hamid,his

little puppet

[mom cat]

5. Maybe he could go hunting with Osama. Can Dick come too?