Posted on 02/19/2009 9:07:16 AM PST by dascallie
( Fidgety in the White House? In office one month and on the road 25% of it already)
Afghanistan, trade on table as Obama visits Canada
OTTAWA, Ontario (CNN) -- President Obama touched down in Canada on Thursday in his first foreign trip as head of state.
And though he enjoys an 81 percent approval rating north of the border, Obama is expected to tackle several explosive issues with America's largest trading partner.
• The war in Afghanistan: Canada has about 2,800 troops in Afghanistan, but Parliament has voted to pull them out by 2011.
At the same time, Obama has approved a significant increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan, bringing the total there to 55,000. View a chart of U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan »
Obama said he will take up the issue of Canada's troop withdrawal with Prime Minister Stephen Harper when the two meet in Ottawa.
"My hope is that in conversations that I have with Prime Minister Harper, that he and I end up seeing the importance of a comprehensive strategy, and one that ultimately the people of Canada can support, as well as the people of the United States can support," he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on Tuesday.
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As if Obama gives a flying *&^% about what the American people will or won’t support....
More like hiding from the revolting peasants.
Hillary Clinton took a ‘foreign trip’.
Obama took a seven hour day trip.
And soon.....only a passport.....
Is Obama going to meet the “President” of Canada? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp9KpbWjT-o
Obammma’s little voyage reminds me of Gilligan
So far he’s been on the road since last Friday.
Washington - Chicago - Denver - Phoenix - Canada
Personally I think he’s checking out all the gadgets on the plane. See if he can rule from the air. I hear AF 1 has some really neat stuff.
What’s next? What’s he going to do next week? Sit in the Oval Office?
Just stay there Zero!......
If he would stay put, he’d have to W O R K ... an alien concept for this jerk!
Longer than that - he was in a different state each day before going to Chicago. He's really enjoying AF! - it's becoming a daily obsession for him!
Flying out every day keeps him out of Rahm's hair.
” What’s next? What’s he going to do next week? Sit in the Oval Office? “
You just know that soon he’s going to pencil in Hawaii on his busy social calendar .
Obama’s never put in a 40 hour work week in his life-why should he start, now ?
He’s treating the most serious job in the world like an endless Spring Break.
“But, I can’t go in to Canada without producing a Birth Certificate!”
Obama must think Canada is one of the 57 states, so he wouldn’t need one to travel there.
No mention of the Egypt trip to appear on moslem tv?
Along with another form of ID.
Is this why the hildebeast, prissy pelosi & skerry were sent ahead to clear the way so that obozo can look good. EEEwww!
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