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President Obama In Afghanistan, Meeting With Karzai

By Jeralyn, Section Afghanistan 2009
Posted on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 12:08:12 PM EST
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President Obmama went to Afghanistan today where he is meeting with President Hamid Karzai and will visit the troops.

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    President Obama In Afghanistan, Meeting With Karzai | 18 comments (18 topical)

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    He phoned Karzai and just (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by inclusiveheart on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 12:31:47 PM EST
    addressed the troops.  The meeting was called off due to bad weather - although the Administration probably sees this as a god send since they probably don't relish the thought of pictures of Obama and Karzai together at this point and time.

    Phoning it in (5.00 / 2) (#4)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 12:58:34 PM EST


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    That's funny (none / 0) (#5)
    by jimakaPPJ on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 01:15:39 PM EST


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    They tried video-conferencing (none / 0) (#6)
    by KeysDan on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 01:31:54 PM EST
    With Karzai, but technical difficulties ensued.  Next stop, the phone.

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    He gave out some purple hearts (5.00 / 1) (#8)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 01:56:32 PM EST
    to some wounded soldiers, that's cool

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    Yes, it sure is. (5.00 / 1) (#16)
    by KeysDan on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 02:09:23 PM EST


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    That is cool (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by republicratitarian on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 02:18:51 PM EST
    Even if you don't like him, it makes a great story to say the president pinned a medal on you.

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    Not to mention (5.00 / 2) (#2)
    by kmblue on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 12:37:09 PM EST
    Obama being "outta town" when those jobless numbers were released.  Chicken.

    I assume this is to celebrate surpassing (5.00 / 7) (#3)
    by observed on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 12:43:12 PM EST
    the Russian record for days occupying Afghanistan.

    Weather prevented Obama's helo travel (5.00 / 1) (#7)
    by KeysDan on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 01:47:52 PM EST
    from Bagram Airbase to Kabul.  Apparently, ground travel is not too safe just yet through the rural areas. Perhaps, it will be after a few more troop surges and bags of money.  Although, according to Mark Sedwill, the senior civilian NATO officer in Afghanistan and former Brit Ambassador to Afghanistan, Kabul is safer for children than London, Glasgow or NYC.  He did not say how safe it was for adults.

    From what I hear Kabul is doing very well (5.00 / 1) (#9)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 01:58:39 PM EST
    but I don't know that the roads from Bagram to Kabul could ever be trusted, and I'm sort of surprised that anyone seriously thought about the President taking a helo from Bagram to Kabul.  That just has to be pure B.S. that it was ever seriously considered.

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    Does the Pres. want to be (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by oculus on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 01:59:59 PM EST
    "hands off" re the Bush tax cuts expiration voting?

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    Hmmmm....fake a shoot down (none / 0) (#12)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 02:01:46 PM EST
    The whole country would be up in arms and forget about the vote taking place, President found safe and well and nobody would dare blame him after that :)  Hmmmmmmmmm..........

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    But was his aircraft really under fire? (5.00 / 2) (#15)
    by oculus on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 02:08:05 PM EST
    See Hillary Clinton campaign.

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    I've also heard (5.00 / 1) (#11)
    by CST on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 02:01:30 PM EST
    Kabul is very safe.  The rest of the country, not so much.

    The last place you want to be is driving though.

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    One of my fave kids around here (none / 0) (#13)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 02:02:55 PM EST
    is going in about six months with the National Guard working transportation, makes me cringe and almost cry.

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    makes me (none / 0) (#14)
    by CST on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 02:06:02 PM EST
    want to join the National Guard.

    Turns out I need an actual engineering license to travel after all...  Hopefully after next October.

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    Be careful out there (none / 0) (#18)
    by Militarytracy on Fri Dec 03, 2010 at 07:01:23 PM EST


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