Oh, it's an "update."
And there is what differences between the two candidates?
Excuse me?
"Obama pledges aid, military support to Afghanistan" by Fisnik Abrashi | Associated Press
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if elected, an Afghan official said.
Sigh.
We are finished as a nation, America.
Until someone rips the scab off 9/11 and the 'terrorism" shit, we aren't going anywhere.
Thanks for deflating me, 'bamer!
I really feel worse for the kids: I'm jaded at this point; they still believe!
Obama and Sens. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., said in a joint statement:
"We need urgency because the threat from the Taliban and al-Qaida is growing and we must act; we need determination because it will take time to prevail. But with the right strategy and the resources to back it up, we will get the job done."
We've been there SEVEN YEARS and it is just getting WORSE!
How long is this gonna take, anyway?
Humayun Hamidzada, Karzai's spokesman, said:
"Sen. Obama conveyed ... that he is committed to supporting Afghanistan and to continue the war against terrorism with vigor. [Democrats and Republicans] are friends of Afghanistan and no matter who wins the U.S. elections, Afghanistan will have a very strong partner in the United States."
The further I get into this article, the more despondent I become!
The delegation was then moving on to Baghdad for meetings with commanders of the U.S. war in Iraq. Obama has made Afghanistan a centerpiece of his proposed strategy for dealing with terrorism threats. The Illinois senator has said the war in Afghanistan, where Taliban and al-Qaida-linked militants are resurgent, deserves more troops and more attention as opposed to the conflict in Iraq. Both Obama and his Republican rival for the presidency, Sen. John McCain, advocate sending more forces to the country.
And their differences are?
How DISAPPOINTING that Americans ONCE AGAIN have TWO PRO-WAR CANDIDATES to choose from!!!!
As troops sent to Iraq as part of the buildup of forces there begin to leave, Obama says one to two brigades should be redirected to Afghanistan to bolster the efforts here.
But, but, but, but... this article tells me the surge is already over?
"In recent days, the last of the five additional combat brigades sent in by Bush last year has left the country."
WTF, readers?
Will the LYING EVER STOP?!!
Earlier Sunday, he praised U.S. troops during breakfast with soldiers at Camp Eggers, a heavily fortified military base in the city.
"To see young people like this who are doing such excellent work, with so much dedication ... it makes you feel good about the country," Obama said.
"I want to make sure that everybody back home understands how much pride people take in their work here and how much sacrifice people are making. It is outstanding," he said in footage filmed by the military and obtained by The Associated Press.
Yeah, yeah I'm proud of mass-murder and torture based upon a damnable lie.
There is no hope, America, unless you are ready to revolt!
They snookered you if you think it is coming via Obama.
On Saturday, the delegation received briefings from U.S. commanders and a former Afghan warlord who is now the governor of Nangarhar, a province in eastern Afghanistan where militant attacks are spiraling.
Yeah, the New York Times called the former war lord a "doer" yesterday!
Not an "evil-doer," though, because he is ONE OF OURS!!!!
As are they all, when you really get down to thinking about "Al-CIA-Duh."
Obama advocates ending the U.S. combat role in Iraq by withdrawing troops at the rate of one to two brigades a month while increasing the military commitment to Afghanistan. Obama has proposed sending two more combat brigades — about 7,000 troops — to Afghanistan. McCain, who has criticized Obama for not spending more time in the region, also advocates sending more forces to the war-battered country.
Yeah, that's great logic: send MORE TROOPS into a WAR-RAVAGED COUNTRY!
Yeah, that will help improve things!!!!
I guess Obama is down on murdering innocent people for empire and Israel, huh (as blog author's heart drops through his stomach and out his scrotum)?
The trip is Obama's first overseas since he secured the Democratic nomination last month. He is scheduled to travel through Europe this week and give a speech on the U.S.-German partnership and trans-Atlantic relations in front of the gold-topped Victory Column, or Siegessaeule, in downtown Berlin.
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What, Merkel turn him down for Brandenburg?
"Obama plans to speak near Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
Barack Obama's campaign said yesterday that he will give a speech on the future of trans- Atlantic relations in front of a Prussian war monument in downtown Berlin - in view of the historic Brandenburg Gate.
The announcement that he will speak at the Victory Column, or Siegessaeule, ended weeks of speculation in Berlin. It also triggered criticism that the 226-foot column built in 1873 to celebrate Prussian war victories over Denmark, Austria, and France was an inappropriate choice.
One of Berlin's best-known monuments, the column is topped by a golden, winged figure representing Victoria, the Roman goddess of victory. It stood in front of Germany's Parliament building, the Reichstag, until the late 1930s, when Adolf Hitler's architect, Albert Speer, moved it to the middle of the Tiergarten park.
At the other end, about a mile away, is Pariser Platz square and the Brandenburg Gate. Obama had wanted to give the speech there, but Chancellor Angela Merkel quashed the idea (AP)."
They should have added at the behest of Bush, but then the MSM wouldn't be doing its obfuscating job, would it?
