[caww]

Gingrich raised and interesting issue about Yemen - saying that it, not Afghanistan, was the center of Al Qaeda.

He's right...in fact throughout Obamas speech tin Aphganistan he consistantly refered to L-Queda when in fact the soldiers he was speeking to are fighting the Taliban.

Makes ya wonder truly what the troops thought.

Obama doesn't know what he's doing except campaigning...and like politicians compaigning they rarely know the facts. Obama's never left campaign mode...he can't...doesn't know how to be a President.

I watched him speak to the troops...only he wasn't speaking to them..it indeed was a campaign speech...and i was stunned when he so arrogantly told the troops he'd be speaking to us later, as if they should be privledged to be in his company....they all knew anyway this was nothing about them...but saing that just rubbed salt into the wounds...what a complete jerk he is.

[Theoria]

Well, there are several distinctions. As for the Taliban[Afghanistan], in general they still haven't been placed on the terrorist watch list and are still being courted by the Afghan gov't. Sure, there are strains of them in Pakistan, but not the Taliban as represented in Afghanistan.

Also, the media is not covering the fact that the US and Afghanistan just agreed to having troops in Afghanistan until at least 2024. Joy.