Bush makes surprise visit to Iraq
Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:35am ET
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush made a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday and met new Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
The White House said he would be on the ground for more than five hours and would also meet U.S. troops. The visit comes six days after a U.S. air strike killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq.
Bush and his aides had earlier been expected to hold a video conference with Maliki and his cabinet and urge them not to squander the chance to assert their authority.
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