Stardate 20031128.1019

(On Screen): In great secrecy, President Bush visited Iraq yesterday and had dinner with the troops there. There was no way it could be revealed ahead of time, and no way he could stay for long once there, because of the risk of SAM attacks against his jet. Nonetheless, I think it was a very fine gesture for the troops. (And I think that's all it was intended to be.)

But you wouldn't know it to read the European press reaction. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has a roundup of reactions from Europe and the mid-East.