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27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by Smithwesson7: 7:35pm On Apr 07, 2020
Sometimes its really painful when leaders of thoughts and elders try to twist words to defend the indefensible.
This is a response to Tony Momoh's position that General Buhari is not neccesitated to visit Nigerian troops in combat zones. He posited that the president can monitor the troops from anywhere he so pleases.

27 Times the Commander-in-Chief Visited a Combat Zone


Below are 27 instances the U S president visited combat zones.

Generally, American presidents feel an obligation to see situations firsthand when they commit troops to war. To wit, here are 27 times commanders-in-chief left the White House and headed for combat zones:
1. FDR visits Casablanca as Allied forces assault Tripoli, January 1943



Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Casablanca Conference


2. FDR visits the Mediterranean island of Malta to confer with Winston Churchill, February 1945



3. Roosevelt meets Stalin and Churchill at Yalta, February 1945



4. Ike goes to Korea, December 1952



5. LBJ stops in Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, 1966



(LBJ Library)


6. LBJ returns to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, 1967



(LBJ Library)


7. Nixon visits in Saigon, South Vietnam, July 1969



(Nixon Library Photo)


8. Reagan stops at the Korean DMZ for lunch, November 1983



President Reagan in the food line during his trip to the Republic of Korea and a visit to the DMZ Camp Liberty Bell and lunch with the troops (Reagan Library photo)


9. Bush 41 drops in for Thanksgiving with U.S. troops during Desert Shield, 1990



(Bush Library)


10. Clinton with U.S. troops at Camp Casey, South Korea, 1993



(DoD photo)


11. Clinton visits U.S. troops in Bosnia, January 1996



Bill Clinton visiting U.S. troops at Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1996. (DoD photo)


12. Clinton returns to Bosnia in December 1997 to visit NATO and U.S. troops



President Bill Clinton shakes hands with soldiers at the Tuzla Air Field, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Dec. 22, 1997. The president was accompanied by his wife Hillary, their daughter Chelsea, former Senator Bob Dole and his wife Elizabeth, for the holiday visit with the troops. (DoD photo by Spc. Richard L. Branham, U.S. Army)


13. Bush 43 grabs chow with the troops in South Korea, 2002



(White House Photo)


14. Bush 43 surprises troops in Iraq, November 2003



President George W. Bush pays a surprise visit to Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). He gives an uplifting speech at the Bob Hope dining facility on Thanksgiving Day to all the troops stationed there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)


15. Bush 43 returns to South Korea, Osan Air Base, 2005



16. Bush 43 visits Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, March 2006



President George Bush shakes hands with Sgt. Derek Kessler, 10th Mountain Division Headquarters Company driver. (U.S. Army photo)


17. Bush 43 visits troops in Baghdad, June 2006



(White House photo)


18. Bush 43 visits Al-Anbar province, Iraq, September 2007



President Bush: Visit Regimental Combat Team-2, Marine Wing Support Combat Patrol. Al Asad Airbase, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (U.S. Marine Corps photo)


19. Bush 43 returns to South Korea, August 2008



20. Bush 43 makes one last stop in Iraq, December 2008



21. Obama stops in Iraq to see the troops, April 2009



(White House photo)


22. Obama stops into Osan Air Base, South Korea, November 2009



23. Obama makes his first stop at Bagram Air Base, December 2010



(U.S. Army photo)


24. Obama visits the DMZ, South Korea, March 2012



(White House photo)


25. Obama makes his second trip to Afghanistan, May 2012



President Barack Obama greets U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field after a surprise visit to Afghanistan, May 1, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)


26. Obama visits Yongsan Garrison, South Korea 2014



27. Obama makes what could be his last trip to Afghanistan, May 2014


https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2016/07/27-times-the-commander-in-chief-visited-a-combat-zone/amp

Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by smileyoo: 7:45pm On Apr 07, 2020
don't worry, our c.in.c. oga bubu ' ll soon visit our troops in the north east.

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Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by Smithwesson7: 7:54pm On Apr 07, 2020
smileyoo:
don't worry, our c.in.c. oga bubu ' ll soon visit our troops in the north east.
That will be the day to watch out for.


Lalastislala.
Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by Nobody: 7:58pm On Apr 07, 2020
To all those that have served and are still serving, George Bush is the man.

I remember how he gatecrashed and served dinner to all servicemen in one of the thanksgiving dinners in Iraq, it was a fun and an unforgettable moment.

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Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by Waterypussy2(m): 8:09pm On Apr 07, 2020
The lanky vegetable and the commander in chief of Boko Haram can't try this.
Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by Smithwesson7: 8:12pm On Apr 07, 2020
J111333:
To all those that have served and are still serving, George Bush is the man.

I remember how he gatecrashed and served dinner to all servicemen in one of the thanksgiving dinners in Iraq, it was a fun and an unforgettable moment.
These are visionary leaders
Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by Smithwesson7: 8:13pm On Apr 07, 2020
Waterypussy2:
The lanky vegetable and the commander in chief of Boko Haram can't try this.
Rather his spin-doctors will cook up several excuses
Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by GMBuHarry: 9:31pm On Apr 07, 2020
To all those that have served and are still serving, George Bush is the man.

I remember how he gatecrashed and served dinner to all servicemen in one of the thanksgiving dinners in Iraq, it was a fun and an unforgettable moment.
Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by Dedetwo(m): 10:56pm On Apr 07, 2020
Smithwesson7:
Sometimes its really painful when leaders of thoughts and elders try to twist words to defend the indefensible.
27 Times the Commander-in-Chief Visited a Combat Zone


Below are 27 instances the U S president visited combat zones.

Generally, American presidents feel an obligation to see situations firsthand when they commit troops to war. To wit, here are 27 times commanders-in-chief left the White House and headed for combat zones:
1. FDR visits Casablanca as Allied forces assault Tripoli, January 1943



Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Casablanca Conference


2. FDR visits the Mediterranean island of Malta to confer with Winston Churchill, February 1945



3. Roosevelt meets Stalin and Churchill at Yalta, February 1945



4. Ike goes to Korea, December 1952



5. LBJ stops in Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, 1966



(LBJ Library)


6. LBJ returns to Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, 1967



(LBJ Library)


7. Nixon visits in Saigon, South Vietnam, July 1969



(Nixon Library Photo)


8. Reagan stops at the Korean DMZ for lunch, November 1983



President Reagan in the food line during his trip to the Republic of Korea and a visit to the DMZ Camp Liberty Bell and lunch with the troops (Reagan Library photo)


9. Bush 41 drops in for Thanksgiving with U.S. troops during Desert Shield, 1990



(Bush Library)


10. Clinton with U.S. troops at Camp Casey, South Korea, 1993



(DoD photo)


11. Clinton visits U.S. troops in Bosnia, January 1996



Bill Clinton visiting U.S. troops at Tuzla Air Base in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1996. (DoD photo)


12. Clinton returns to Bosnia in December 1997 to visit NATO and U.S. troops



President Bill Clinton shakes hands with soldiers at the Tuzla Air Field, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Dec. 22, 1997. The president was accompanied by his wife Hillary, their daughter Chelsea, former Senator Bob Dole and his wife Elizabeth, for the holiday visit with the troops. (DoD photo by Spc. Richard L. Branham, U.S. Army)


13. Bush 43 grabs chow with the troops in South Korea, 2002



(White House Photo)


14. Bush 43 surprises troops in Iraq, November 2003



President George W. Bush pays a surprise visit to Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). He gives an uplifting speech at the Bob Hope dining facility on Thanksgiving Day to all the troops stationed there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)


15. Bush 43 returns to South Korea, Osan Air Base, 2005



16. Bush 43 visits Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, March 2006



President George Bush shakes hands with Sgt. Derek Kessler, 10th Mountain Division Headquarters Company driver. (U.S. Army photo)


17. Bush 43 visits troops in Baghdad, June 2006



(White House photo)


18. Bush 43 visits Al-Anbar province, Iraq, September 2007



President Bush: Visit Regimental Combat Team-2, Marine Wing Support Combat Patrol. Al Asad Airbase, Al Anbar Province, Iraq (U.S. Marine Corps photo)


19. Bush 43 returns to South Korea, August 2008



20. Bush 43 makes one last stop in Iraq, December 2008



21. Obama stops in Iraq to see the troops, April 2009



(White House photo)


22. Obama stops into Osan Air Base, South Korea, November 2009



23. Obama makes his first stop at Bagram Air Base, December 2010



(U.S. Army photo)


24. Obama visits the DMZ, South Korea, March 2012



(White House photo)


25. Obama makes his second trip to Afghanistan, May 2012



President Barack Obama greets U.S. troops at Bagram Air Field after a surprise visit to Afghanistan, May 1, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)


26. Obama visits Yongsan Garrison, South Korea 2014



27. Obama makes what could be his last trip to Afghanistan, May 2014


https://www.military.com/undertheradar/2016/07/27-times-the-commander-in-chief-visited-a-combat-zone/amp




Above post is a product of twisted mind. If you are not able to get it all correct, do not try. What a shame.
Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by Smithwesson7: 1:31am On Apr 08, 2020
Dedetwo:


Above post is a product of twisted mind. If you are not able to get it all correct, do not try. What a shame.
You just succeeded in exposing your ignorance.
Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by SharonLoveth(f): 2:01am On Apr 08, 2020
The Man In Aso Rock Is Preparing Too, Soonest You'll Hear Great News
Re: 27 Times The Commander-in-chief(u.s) Visited Combat Zone. by Hoephase: 2:04am On Apr 08, 2020
Buhari is hiding under Aisha wrapper.

His strength is only in the other room. grin

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