US President George W. Bush, seen here addressing US troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, has made a surprise farewell visit to Afghanistan, where he has warned of a long struggle ahead to restore stability seven years after ordering troops into the country. (AFP/Saul Loeb)Bush Makes Surprise Afghanistan Stop After Iraq Visit -- Yahoo News/AFP
KABUL (AFP) – US President George W. Bush made a surprise farewell visit Monday to Afghanistan, where he warned of a long struggle ahead to restore stability seven years after ordering troops into the country.
Bush landed in pre-dawn darkness after an equally secretive stop in Iraq, where an angry Iraqi reporter threw two shoes at him in a powerfully symbolic indication of lingering hostility there toward the outgoing US leader.
The president's visit to the two countries which arguably most define his legacy comes just over a month before he hands the keys of the White House to his successor Barack Obama on January 20.
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