Vice President Biden Lands in Iraq
EmailABC News’ Karen Travers reports: Vice President Joe Biden landed in Iraq this morning on an unannounced trip to meet with Iraqi leaders and visit with U.S. troops. The Vice President departed Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington last night at 7:15 p.m. ET and changed planes at Mildenhall Royal Air Force Base in England. He boarded a C-17 military plane which touched down at 4:20 p.m. local time. This is Vice President Biden’s third trip to Iraq this year. He also was there in January and July. While there, Biden is scheduled to meet with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and other key Iraqi officials. Earlier this summer, President Obama added Iraq to Biden’s portfolio with the intention that the vice president would serve as a “high point of contact” at the White House for Iraqi leaders and take a more active role in reaching out on a weekly basis. — Karen Travers
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I’m waiting for the ACORN story!
Posted by: Jenny | September 15, 2009, 9:23 am 9:23 am
“I’m waiting for the ACORN story!”
Now ABC has replaced a(nother) Joe Wilson story under “Political News” banner with:
“Obama poll: Scores higher on personal traits”
No ACORN news (even though our current president once represented ACORN as a lawyer and ACORN provided services for his presidential campaign). Nothing to see here, move along…
Wake up ABC. Jake – Please resurrect your (past-tense) “news” department and ask Gibbs for the WH’s position on yesterday’s 83-7 Senate vote to DENY ACORN funding. Thank you.
Posted by: tjp612 | September 15, 2009, 9:37 am 9:37 am
C’mon, ABC. Ignoring the 912 protestors, ignoring ACORN scandals, barely mentioning Van Jones.
We have the internet. We see the pictures and the stories. Why are you protecting the President so dearly?
Posted by: WhereWasThePress? | September 15, 2009, 9:38 am 9:38 am
ABC where is the ACORN story?? Where is the story on the 9/12 March? Why aren’t you reporting on what is really happening in our country?
Posted by: Lynette | September 15, 2009, 9:50 am 9:50 am
Biden fluff story followed by four comments requesting coverage of ACORN.
ABC: Are you getting the message?
Posted by: tjp612 | September 15, 2009, 9:53 am 9:53 am
A fourth ACORN video is being released today. It will be even more incriminating than the prior three.
ABC, in all good conscience, how can you ignore this story?
Posted by: ceeLeelee | September 15, 2009, 10:04 am 10:04 am
Wow, ABC put up a story about VP Biden going to Iraq. I see now it’s about ACORN. WOW, good job ABC.
Posted by: tom | September 15, 2009, 10:25 am 10:25 am
Is Joe’s son still in Iraq?
Posted by: wheresmymoney | September 15, 2009, 12:17 pm 12:17 pm
The only reason I can think of for the
president to send VP Joe Biden to
Iraq is to remind the American people
that Biden is a Moron.
This is the presidential candidate who
suggested that Iraq be divided into
three equal sections, Shia, Sunni, and
Kurd. Duh!
No thinking person would ever want to see President Obama impeached knowing
that the result would be a
Biden Presidency!
The president if nothing else is
a shrewd politician!
Posted by: reaganfan | September 15, 2009, 1:54 pm 1:54 pm
Great…I can see it now….
Biden gets off the plane…looks around and then says into every opem mic around him…
“Look on the bright side. If this is the best they’ve got around here, in six months we’ll be running this country.”
Posted by: Mike_C | September 15, 2009, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm
Biden goes on taxpayer money & gets to see his son yet AGAIN! Many families have loved ones they’d like to see!
Posted by: Denisea213 | September 15, 2009, 4:48 pm 4:48 pm