Vice President Joe Biden landed in Iraq Tuesday in an unannounced visit in which he’ll meet with Iraqi leaders and U.S. troops.
According to the press pool report, “the C17 carrying Vice President Biden touched down at Baghdad International Airport at 4:20pm.” The trip over was “uneventful”, with a departure from Andrews Air Force Base Monday evening and a change of planes at an air force base in England.
According to a White House press release, Biden with meet with Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani and Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki among a number of other officials. This is Biden’s third trip to Iraq this year. His previous visits were in January and July.
