Biden makes surprise Iraq visit

Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Iraq Thursday. The trip was not previously announced.

In an unannounced visit shrouded in secrecy, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. came to Iraq on Thursday for the first time in almost five years, in the hopes that he can help a weak prime minister and bolster the military campaign against the Islamic State.

But the intense security concerns and the clandestine nature of the trip demonstrated the challenges this country still faces 13 years after the United States-led invasion. And while the visit has been under discussion for months, Mr. Biden arrived as the country’s political leadership is mired in yet another crisis.

By: Alan

Alan Colmes is the publisher of Liberaland.