tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8852689.post-73329554129535104552008-07-19T09:29:00.000-07:002008-07-19T13:54:24.212-07:002008-07-19T13:54:24.212-07:00<strong>Barack Obama finally <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/20/us/politics/20OBAMA.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1216477764-lgRbYrLLmaaG610x1KG3/A"><strong>made it to Afghanistan</strong></a> for the first time today.</strong><br />That about <a href="http://astuteblogger.blogspot.com/2008/07/obama-on-his-first-trip-to-afghanistan.html"><strong>says it all</strong></a>.<br />We've had troops fighting there since 2001.<br /><br />Hopefully he was able to snag a couple of <a href="http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/05/oops-obama-goofs-wants-more-arabic.html"><strong>Arabic speakers from Iraq </strong></a>to help him out while he is there since <a href="http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/07/no-no-podemos-obama-admits-he-doesnt.html"><strong>he doesn't speak</strong></a> a foreign language.<br />Do you think <a href="http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/07/lhorreur-sn-obama-embarrassed-americans.html"><strong>he's embarrassed</strong></a>?<br /><br />Look for Obama to declare quagmire or defeat or cut and run... or something along that line.<br /><br /><strong>UPDATE:</strong> Obama and Chuck Hagel meet with Afghans... <em>Chuck Hagel?</em><br />The two <a href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00051"><strong>Iraq War losers</strong></a> landed in Afghanistan earlier today:<br /><object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V_1lf3kxS9Y"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V_1lf3kxS9Y" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="245"> </embed> </object><br />Barack Obama brought to Afghanistan the one Republican who agreed with him that defeat in Iraq was a good thing.<br />Figures.<br />Having Chuck Hagel sitting by his side does not necessarily portray an image of strength, even though he is a Republican-- Since they <a href="http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00051"><strong>were both wrong </strong></a>on Iraq.Gateway Pundithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17121297616038595622noreply@blogger.com