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House after their surprise trip to visit u.s. troops in iraq. it was a secret so hard to keep the president said he had to cancel a couple of earlier plans because of people finding out. while in iraq, the president was asked about the safety concerns that he had. >> i had concerns for the institution of the presidency, not for myself personally. i had concerns for the first lady i will tell you. but if you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane, with all windows closed, with no lights on whatsoever anywhere, pitch black, i've never seen that. i've been in many airai...

Baghdad. the president's first visit to military personnel serving in combat zones since he took office, and he acknowledged some nerves about the dangers of the trip. >> i have concerns about the institution of the presidency? not for myself personally. i have concerns for the first lady, i will tell you. but if you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane, all the windows closed, no lights on whatsoever. anywhere. pitch black. >> the trip comes days after president trump said he would be withdrawing all u.s. troops from syria, a move widely criticized by republicans ...

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Look, i had concerns for the institution of the presidency. i had concerns for my first lady. but if you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane, with all windows closed, with no lights on whatsoever anywhere, pitch black, i've never seen it. i've been in many airplanes, all types and shapes and sizes. i've never seen anything like it. >> i just don't know what to say. the president of the united states goes over and he visits troops in a war zone. in a country that has been a long, hard slog for well over a decade. and he tells reporters, you just wouldn't believe wh...

Now back in washington, back at the white house. he's often unconventional, but in this instance he did something traditional. that secret 30 hour trip to iraq. the president talked about some of those security concerns at play. >> if you would have seen what we had to go through with the darkened plane, with all windows closed, with no lights on whatsoever anywhere. pitch black. i've never seen it. i've ridden many airplanes. i've never seen anything like it. >> his message to those service members stationed abroad, defense of his decision to withdraw troops from neighboring syria. a move tha...