President Obama surprises US Troops in Baghdad Iraq. landing in Baghdad at 4:42 p.m. local time (9:42 a.m. ET). He met briefly with the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. Ray Odierno, but the main purpose of his trip to Iraq was to visit U.S. forces. Nearly 600 troops assembled to meet President Obama at the U.S. military Camp Victory base.
Barack Obama isnt the first president to surprise US Troop in Iraq. President Bush did too.
