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Arnold calls troops terminators Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/98233p-88882c.html http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/98233p-88882c.html Ah-nold's shtick hit with G.I.s Pumps 'em up in Baghdad By LAURA J. WINTER DAILY NEWS WRITER BAGHDAD - As a Fourth of July present to American troops in Iraq, Arnold Schwarzenegger traveled to Baghdad to thank the men and women in uniform who said "'Hasta la vista, baby' to Saddam Hussein." The Hollywood star, rumored to be considering a campaign for California governor, took the microphone before a crowd of sweat-soaked troops. "I came from America to pump you up!" Schwarzenegger said, making reference to campy spoofs of himself in "Saturday Night Live" skits, as well as his movie career. "I play the Terminator, but you guys are the real terminators," he said. Schwarzenegger entertained about 300 hot and weary G.I.s inside the black-and-white marble rotunda of one of former dictator Saddam's more decadent palaces near Baghdad International Airport. Of course, Schwarzenegger promised the crowd, "I'll be back." Ah-nold's visit marked a rare moment of levity yesterday in Iraq during a period of increased guerrilla-style attacks on coalition forces by Saddam loyalists. The only fireworks around Baghdad yesterday were enemy rocket-propelled grenades and mortars. A few troops were treated to burgers and fries flown in by Burger King. "It's really just like any other day. I still have work," said Army Capt. Brendan Bowman, 28, of East Setauket, L.I. Beer and barbecue Bowman said he dreamed of having a cold beer with his wife in a traditional Independence Day barbecue in their backyard. Instead, he spent the holiday in a bombed-out palace miles from the airport, finalizing plans for the reopening of Baghdad's zoo, and two swimming pools where civilians can escape the summer heat. Unlike his comrades at the airport chowing on the burgers and fries, Bowman and his unit ended the day by sitting down to a steak dinner. A combat planner in Bowman's brigade, 35-year-old Army Capt. Mitch Davidson of Dix Hills, L.I., said, "I would rather be at a Yankees game with my mother. She really likes the Yankees." Davidson said he did not mind the lack of holiday pomp and pageantry in Baghdad. Leaning over computers filled with top-secret plans, he said focusing on his mission in Baghdad took his mind off the celebrations back home. "We got a purpose here," Davidson said. "It's a big deal for us - at least, for me. We wanted to remove a dictator and restore hope and dignity." Originally published on July 5, 2003

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