There’s chaos in Iraq’s capital city today as “Shia protesters” have climbed over the “Green Zone” walls and stormed parliament:
Iraqi protesters breach Baghdad's Green Zone for first time, storm parliament https://t.co/RLBxpqFir6https://t.co/vuzpsHMmYL
— ABC News (@ABC) April 30, 2016
State of emergency declared in Baghdad after protesters storm parliament https://t.co/uOXT6nRYqb
— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 30, 2016
Iraq declared a state of emergency in Baghdad after protesters stormed parliament https://t.co/vnNsxntQGS pic.twitter.com/iFV4HdCoNY
— Bloomberg (@business) April 30, 2016
And right on cue:
Press pool spotted golf clubs being loaded in the motorcade as Pres Obama departs WH to unannounced location.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 30, 2016
Pres Obama back at @AndrewsAirForce for his round of golf today with 2 current and one former WH aides. 54° & cloudy. High today 65°.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) April 30, 2016
In other words, protesters stormed Iraq’s “Green Zone,” so Obama headed for the “green” zone. The White House will blame Bush and climate change for the trouble in Iraq anyway (not necessarily in that order).
@BarackObama Damn the Green Zone. FORE! https://t.co/H80pfeCgEx
— Directive 10-289 (@Major_Skidmark) April 30, 2016
Obama will have plenty of time for the serious stuff at tonight’s White House Correspondents Dinner. Wait, never mind.
