“We’re here to support you,” the star told troops as he sang a set of blues songs with his band, the Accelerator.
“If you catch him, just give me four seconds with Saddam Hussein,” he said.
Willis will next fly south to visit US soldiers in Tikrit – Saddam’s home town – before performing two concerts for troops in neighbouring Kuwait.
“Somebody that supports the military like he has and that comes to visit soldiers – that’s important to us,” said Greg Pagan, from 3rd Brigade of the 101st’s Airborne Division based at Telafar.
‘Thumbs up’
“It’s awesome,” said commander Col Michael Linnington. “It’s great for morale. “He’s a macho actor. Soldiers identify with action movies and action actors. He’s a guy’s guy.”
During an interview Willis said: “Peculiar thing back home is that the liberal media was trying to portray it as a bad war.
“But being over here just a couple of days, seeing how well our troops and the allied troops are being received here, (I) think the Iraqi people are happy we’re here,” the Hollywood star said.
I completely agree – - Thumbs Up! to Bruce Willis, a true blue American!
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