Clinton, Grounded in Saudi Arabia, Hitches Ride With Petraeus

[madmom]

Hillary Clinton's plane was grounded in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, forcing the secretary of state to hitch a ride on Gen. David Petraeus' plane, outranking him in the process.

The secretary's plane was supposed to be heading home after a four-day trip to the Middle East that ended with meetings in the Red Sea city of Jeddah.

Petraeus happened to also be in Saudi Arabia to meet with King Abdullah, and was planning to fly home to Florida but will now drop Clinton off in Washington, D.C., after a refueling in Germany.

Petraeus made a stop-over in Jeddah to collect Clinton, her Secret Service detail and some staff.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/02/16/clinton-grounded-saudi-arabia-hitches-ride-petraeus/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+foxnews%252Fpolitics+%2528Text+-+Politics%2529



So how are the freeps going to scream about this now?

[onehandle]

1. It's a Coup! She's in charge now!

Wait... No she isn't.

But yes, the freeps will lose their minds.

[HeresyLives]

2. Why is a general meeting with a head of state?

And why didn't anybody know about it until the plane glitch revealed it?

[Captain Hilts]

4. It happens a lot.

[HeresyLives]

12. The supreme allied commander in WWII

and PM Churchill, in full public view, is a tad different.

[Captain Hilts]

17. No. Generals meet with heads of state frequently. It's not odd at all. nt

[Captain Hilts]

3. Hitch hike, hitch hike bay-bee.....nt

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Did she come under fire, again, like she did in Bosnia?

[Captain Hilts]

6. Wrong spot. ignore.

[vegiegals]

15. Rehash that stinks.

[Enrique]

7. impeach!!1!1!

1!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

8. Hawks of a feather fly together.

[Captain Hilts]

18. Wow! Haven't heard the 'Hillary is a hawk' line in a long time!!! So's the Prez!

[Rhiannon12866]

9. At least they're not holding hands...

[aquart]

10. SOS Clinton, bareheaded and unveiled.

Hope the pictures were published in the Saudi papers.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. Oh, the horrors!

And she's wearing a pants suit! :wow:

[HeresyLives]

13. Foreign women in official positions are considered

'honorary men' for the occasion.

[Ozymanithrax]

14. As long as the position is not missionary...

[Rhiannon12866]

16. Thanks for the clarification.

I can hardly imagine SOS Clinton in a burqa... :eyes:

[Captain Hilts]

19. Okay, I laughed. nt