Obama opens foreign tour in Kabul

BBC News ^ | July 19, 2008

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US Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama has arrived in Afghanistan, at the start of a high-profile international tour.

Mr Obama, who flew to Kabul as part of a US congressional team, is expected to meet Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

He is later expected to visit Iraq, Jordan, Israel, Germany, France and Britain.

Correspondents say Mr Obama is hoping to address security issues, seen as the weakest aspect of his presidential bid.

Opinion polls suggest Americans regard Republican John McCain as a better potential commander-in-chief.

After landing in Kabul, Mr Obama flew by helicopter to the east of the country where he was to visit troops, a US military spokesman said.

The area has seen an upsurge in fighting with pro-Taleban rebels in recent months, notably along the border with Pakistan.

Last Sunday, nine US soldiers were killed after a Taleban attack on a remote military outpost in the area.

In a speech earlier this week, Mr Obama promised to commit at least two more combat brigades - up to 10,000 men - to Afghanistan, if he wins November's election.

He also said the US military should focus on that country rather than Iraq.

'One president at a time'

Asked what message he would convey to Afghan and Iraqi leaders, Mr Obama said: "I'm more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking."

Speaking to reporters before leaving, he added: "I'm going over there as a US senator. We have one president at a time, so it's the president's job to deliver those messages."

Mr Obama also said he would talk to commanders both in Afghanistan and Iraq to find out about their concerns.

This BBC's Martin Patience in Kabul says the visit is widely seen as an attempt by the Democratic hopeful to strengthen his security credentials.

He will be accompanied by news anchors from America's major television networks during his foreign tour.

Correspondents say the McCain campaign will seize on every perceived misstep during Mr Obama's trip, and will also point out that Mr McCain's earlier visits to Iraq and elsewhere attracted far less public attention.

In his own foreign policy speech, the Republican candidate said Mr Obama's strategy of winning in Afghanistan by pulling out of Iraq "has it exactly backwards".

"It is precisely the success of the surge in Iraq that shows us the way to succeed in Afghanistan," he said on Tuesday.

[PhilDragoo]

Our troops are forced to stand behind this clown. Wonder if he told them off line how he plans on decimating our military if he gets elected.

We have a winner.

The 1:35 version, buffers every few seconds until fully loaded.

[MeekOneGOP]

bump! bump! bump!

And link that again just for GOOD measure !!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o84PE871BE

Click above to hear Obomber talk out of the other
side of his face !!!

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Unlike Kerry, Obama Covets Soros' Support (7-28-2004 Article)

Barack Hussein Obama is George Soros' Puppet / Foto Fun!

[MeekOneGOP]

Just for the record...

Explosions Hit KABUL (10/7/2001)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/541900/posts

[Marine_Uncle]

Yea. I watched the video some time back.

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Nice T-Shirt there!!

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Yeah

Obama’s big fact finding consisted of showing of a set shot

Did you notice the color of the shirt he was wearing in photo-ops with the (non-combat) troops?

It was not a coincidence -

[potlatch]

No, I’ve not read any news at all today.
Strange as it seems, I miss Tim Matthew’s show, and Steppinalloverus was pre-empted for sports today [here].

Have been working on other things.

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Busy Busy

If you look at the photo with the troops and the color of the shirt he is wearing it’s obvious he thought he was sending a not so subliminal message

One the libs would deny he intended

[potlatch]

Well, I’ll have to look and see if I can figure it out, lol.

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The way to hide a message is to put in obvious plain sight

[potlatch]

I’ll have to remember that when I read through posts!
Nothing subliminal.

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It’s pretty blantant!

I’m surprised nobody has comented on it

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Another is the Sears-Allstate insurance TV ad now running with an Obama look-alike:

“It sure feels like a recession!”

The liberal agenda ad agencies and corporations have packed the TV ads with Obama look-alikes for several years now

All way out of proportion to an 11% population

A sneaky way to give free campaign ads to Obama and the DNC

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[potlatch]

I’ve been searching on threads, no picts of Obama on his trip and that’s strange. I found one on a site;

He’s in a BLACK T-Shirt. BLACK?

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Exactly

I spotted it instantly

Obama & his staff figure they can do or say anything

Then scream “rascist” if anyone questions them

Chinos and a black polo shirt

To stand out from the troops and others in any photos or TV coverage

But mainly to give a message

I’m rarely wrong about these things

Let’s face it - Obama had a “New Black Panthers” webpage on his official campaign website

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Lol, wonder if he ever dons a white one?

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Only here in the states at campaign rallies

I told you it was to blantant and obvious for anyone to question it

Very “Fruit Of Islam”

[potlatch]

Yes, but most people don’t think of that either.

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But I do

It’s like the article/thread by Lawrence Hunter

It never mentioned La Raza and illegal aliens

But it mentioned Jack Kemp and the US Chamber of Commerce

It’s often what is not stated - yet is right out in plain sight

word/name association often helps