Bush Visits Iraq

  • President George W. Bush has made four visits to Iraq during his terms in office. His final trip to Iraq occurred December 14, 2008.CNN: Angry Iraqi throws shoes at Bush in Baghdad (December 14, 2008). Bush's first visit to Iraq occurred during Thanksgiving, 2003. Bush visited the troops for Thanksgiving dinner and served them turkey on a heavily-armed military base in Iraq.
  • September 2007 Visit

    On Labor Day, September 3, 2007, President Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on his way to a summit in Australia.

    1. Landed in Al Asad Air Base in Anbar Province
    2. Met with Nouri al-Maliki, General David Petraeus and Ryan Crocker
    3. Joined by Condoleezza Rice, General Peter Pace and Robert Gates
    4. Bush remained on the base for the entire trip

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