Bush lands in Iraq on surprise visit: White House

Monday, September 3, 2007, 18:43 [IST]

Washington, Sep 3: US President George W Bush landed in Iraq today for a surprise visit along with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and national security adviser Steven Hadley, the White House said.

Bush landed at al-Asad Air Force base, west of Baghdad in Anbar province, the White House said. The stopover in Iraq had not been announced previously by the White House.

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Topics: iraq, united states, president, bush, secretary of state, condoleeza rice, national securioty adviser, steven hadley

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