PHOTOS: BARACK OBAMA travels to Anbar province to meet with Sunni tribal leaders

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama drinks tea during his visit to the governor's headquarters in Anbar province July 22, 2008. Obama travelled to Iraq's Anbar on Tuesday to meet Sunni Arab tribal leaders whose decision to fight al Qaeda helped change the course of the conflict in the country. REUTERS/Anbar Governor's Media Office/Handout (IRAQ)


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (R) shares a laugh with a local government official during his visit to Anbar province July 22, 2008. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama travelled to Iraq's Anbar on Tuesday to meet Sunni Arab tribal leaders whose decision to fight al Qaeda helped change the course of the conflict in the country. REUTERS/Anbar Governor's Media Office/Handout (IRAQ)


In this photo released by the Govern orate of the Anbar Province, U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, 2nd left, is presented with a gift by the governor of Iraq's Anbar province, Maamoun Sami Rashid al-Alwani, right, in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Presidential contender Barack Obama is wrapping up his Iraq stop with meetings among Sunni tribal leaders who have joined U.S. and Iraqi forces in the fight against insurgents.
(AP Photo/Anbar Governorate, HO)


In this photo released by the Governorate of the Anbar Province, U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama, 2nd left, talks with the governor of Iraq's Anbar province, Maamoun Sami Rashid al-Alwani, right, in Ramadi, 115 kilometers (70 miles) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, July 22, 2008. Presidential contender Barack Obama is wrapping up his Iraq stop with meetings among Sunni tribal leaders who have joined U.S. and Iraqi forces in the fight against insurgents.
(AP Photo/ Anbar Governorate, HO)


Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (3rd R) listens during a meeting with local government officials in Anbar province July 22, 2008. Obama travelled to Iraq's Anbar on Tuesday to meet Sunni Arab tribal leaders whose decision to fight al Qaeda helped change the course of the conflict in the country.
REUTERS/Anbar Governor's Media Office/Handout (IRAQ)

On to Jordan...

US Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is saluted as he steps off an osprey upon arriving at Marka Airport in Amman, Jordan, July 22, 2008.
REUTERS/Jim Young (JORDAN) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (JORDAN)

and getting Will Smith. Oh my how McCaint's challenge has backfired on them.

Perfectly stated.

These images project cool, contemporary, presidentiality. Love it!

the more the better!

:hi:

They aren't really following protocol when they salute him, are they?

:shrug: someone who knows please chime in.

Or anticipatory.

:patriot:

back to the White House!

Pictures of DimSon with foreign leaders always show Bush looking into the camera, with the foreign leader looking at Bush (signaling that Bush is The One We All Look Up To). It's so consistent that it must be a rule for the White House news bureau. Obama's shown in conversation, both looking at each other, getting something done instead of posing and manipulating.

I noticed how Obama seems to be attending to what other individuals are saying.

Bush never seems to be present (yes, always looking into the camera, because it's all about HIM).
He can't interact in any meaningful way with a group.

really are the ultimate "lie detector/window to the soul" indicator of how someone is really feeling. These local leaders seem genuinely ecstatic with the prospect of a President Obama, and the accompanying feeling that real progress may be made once he's in office...

:loveya:

This trip could have gone either way, but it looks like a total win for Obama. I'm finding myself starting to be hopeful about the middle east situation....just a little.

Sure enough they still have the counter "days since Barack Obama visited Iraq"

Wonder when they'll reset it.

If their next challenge works out as well as this trip to Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama will win by 30 points.

But they have a new thing called "Obama to face Skepticism During Mideast Trip"

Piffle on them.

thanks!

Than * or Mc* will ever be.

Why wait? LET'S HAVE PRESIDENT OBAMA RIGHT FREAKIN' NOW!!! :patriot: X 10!!!

wonderful photos, keep up the good work...


:thumbsup:


:kick:

with many more proud days in our future with President Obama!

These guys are extortionists. Sahwa is a racket.

Thank you for posting them! :toast:

No wonder Mrs. Greenspan and Senile McBush are so cranky today. :cry:

I doubt she is through being politely critical of Obama and schmoozie with the repubs she interviews. Too bad the Dems have to fight the media to get decent attention. Apparently Obama didn't treat the reporters like idols while on this trip!

He looks so damn Presidential, it is sooooooo easy to imagine that he is already the President. I really shouldnt get so ahead of myself but I am really really really full of hope at this moment.

Pennsylvania blue checkered Obama Train for Change shirt on:P

I am leaving for Berlin tomorrow. :D Can't wait to see our next Commander in Chief!! :woohoo: