Comments on: The Pop-Up President http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/06/the_popup_presi.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bruce http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/06/the_popup_presi.html/comment-page-1#comment-58434 Bruce Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:56:40 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/06/the-pop-up-president.html#comment-58434 I suspect Roosevelt's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_conferences" rel="nofollow">big war huddles</a> were unannounced; e.g. the mid-Atlantic meeting with Churchill, Casablanca, Tehran, and Yalta. I suspect Roosevelt’s big war huddles were unannounced; e.g. the mid-Atlantic meeting with Churchill, Casablanca, Tehran, and Yalta.

]]> By: Chris http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/06/the_popup_presi.html/comment-page-1#comment-58433 Chris Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:20:44 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/06/the-pop-up-president.html#comment-58433 The rest of that question is how many Presidents and high ranking officials have routinely visited war zones? The rest of that question is how many Presidents and high ranking officials have routinely visited war zones?

]]> By: Humble Law Student http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2006/06/the_popup_presi.html/comment-page-1#comment-58432 Humble Law Student Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:18:13 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2006/06/the-pop-up-president.html#comment-58432 Isn't the natural conclusion that he is because of security reasons? He is "popping-up" in countries containing many individuals who would love to kill him given the opportunity. He might make unnannouced visits to other, more friendly countries but I suspect that is rare. As far as I know, every visit by him and high ranking cabinent members to Iraq or Afghanistan is unannounced. Or, were you hoping for an explanation that put Bush in a bad light? Isn’t the natural conclusion that he is because of security reasons? He is “popping-up” in countries containing many individuals who would love to kill him given the opportunity. He might make unnannouced visits to other, more friendly countries but I suspect that is rare. As far as I know, every visit by him and high ranking cabinent members to Iraq or Afghanistan is unannounced.

Or, were you hoping for an explanation that put Bush in a bad light?

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