Bush gets the shoe in Iraq

It’s only fitting that Bush gets shoed while he pours out a venomous speech about his accomplishments in Iraq. At least one Iraqi was not impressed with what he had to say:

Bush's Iraq-Afghan farewell tour marred by dissent

AP – In this image from APTN video, a man throws a shoe at President George W. Bush during a news conference …

KABUL, Afghanistan – President George W. Bush wrapped up a whirlwind trip to two war zones Monday that in many ways was a victory lap without a clear victory. A signature event occurred when an Iraqi reporter hurled two shoes at Bush, an incident the president called "a bizarre moment."

Bush visited the Iraqi capital just 37 days before he hands the war off to his successor, Barack Obama, who has pledged to end it. The president wanted to highlight a drop in violence and to celebrate a recent U.S.-Iraq security agreement, which calls for U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq by the end of 2011.

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