Posted on 01/27/2011 7:06:04 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
Washington (CNN) -- President Barack Obama experienced a rare speaking stumble Thursday, mixing up Iraq and Afghanistan when responding in a YouTube interview to questions challenging the wars in those countries.
The president twice referred to Afghanistan when clearly talking about the situation in Iraq.
He said that the United States would withdraw all combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011 and that combat operations there had ended, which actually describes the situation and policy for Iraq.
It was unclear whether Obama realized his mistake. He then correctly stated the situation in Afghanistan, saying the United States would start withdrawing some forces beginning in July, with the goal of handing over full security responsibilities to the Afghan government in 2014.
The 40-minute interview was part of a White House communications offensive in support of this week's State of the Union speech, with a series of events in which top administration officials spoke directly to Americans about administration policies set out in the address Tuesday night.
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Remember how the press had a field day when Palin switched North and South Korea? Wanna bet they’re silent on this?
A little blow when you can afford it...
Like when he said, "My muslim faith".....?
At least he didn't say N. Korea was an ally. The unimaginable horror!
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That’s ok, Palin’s attack reel is probably nearing five solid hours of Obama gaffes.
Good God, man! Where was TOTUS when all this was happening?
Rare here is the same as “unexpected” in the MSM’s economic reports...
the Quayle POTATO spelling bee card DID CONTAIN that error.
It was a set up.
Remember when older Bush was supposedly puzzled by Supermarket scanners? That was cuz the software could still read price bars even if they were TORN INTO PIECES.
But they didn’t SHOW THAT, did they?
Good catch, my Lord the media is hopelessly corrupt.
Rare as in “57 states?”
Alzheimer’s? If it was Reagan you know what the media would say.
TOTUS screwed the pooch!
Rare as kudzu in Georgia and dust in West Texas!
Wonder what those folks at CNN are smoking?
Nothing rare at all about obama screwing up.
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Rare?????
Now, now, now - we mustn't use such militaristic language. Civility and all that...
Remember when he said that translations in Afghanistan weren’t occurring in a timely manner because the translators were being used in Iraq because of Bush?
And then it was pointed out to him that the nations speak different languages...
The utter dishonesty and totally corrupt ideological bias of the MSM has become historically mind boggling.
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