The Guv in Iraq
By Rick Anderson
Tuesday, Jan. 6 2009 @ 7:04AM
She wasn't in D.C. waiting to be named Barack Obama's Commerce Secretary, nor was she conferring with Dems on replacing Sen. Patty Murray or Rep. Jay Inslee after their moves to the Obama administration. All dead-end rumors. Instead, Gov. Christine Gregoire's office just announced, her mysterious disappearance yesterday resulted from a last-minute trip to visit Washington state troops in Iraq.
Gov. Chris Gregoire this week met with Washington Army National Guard troops in Iraq. The governor is visiting Iraq with a delegation including Governors John Corzine (D-NJ) and Rick Perry (R-TX).While in Iraq, her office says, Gregoire and the delegation met with service members from around the U.S., including senior military and public officials. The delegation also met with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (Gregoire's his governor, sort of).
"In August, I had the honor of participating in the farewell ceremony for the Washington Army National Guard troops in Yakima as they left to serve Operation Iraqi Freedom. I promised I would visit them and it is with great humility that I acknowledge their critical service for our state and our country," Gregoire said.
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