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[bryant]

A couple of weeks ago, the Sunday Mirror ran an article claiming that Bush and Blair were arguing.. The Mirror is a tabloid and not exactly trustworthy; however, there were elements of the story which might prove true later on:

Presidential advisers in Washington wanted Mr Bush to be the sole leader to make a Christmas visit to troops in Baghdad and urged Downing Street to postpone any visit.

The US refused to co-operate on security arrangements for a Christmas visit by Mr Blair, who is going to spend the festive season with his family in the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh.

As it turns out, Blair just visited Iraq. Not, mind you, over Christmas, but very close — which fits the Mirror story, since Bush didn’t want him visiting over Christmas itself.

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[janne.livejournal.com]

I seem to recall reading a similar story on Hillary Clinton and a thanksgiving visit last year, but it might have been Afhganistan rather than Iraq. I do recall being puzzled at how little a mention it rated after the big media ado about the Bush thanksgiving...

[bryant]

Hillary visited Afghanistan and Iraq around the same time as Bush visited Iraq. I personally feel both visits were of about equal value and were for similar purposes.