Blast Hits Afghan Capital Shortly After Hagel Arrives

NY TIMES ^ | 3/9/13 | ALISSA J. RUBIN

[SoFloFreeper]

- A suicide bomber wearing a vest bomb struck outside the Afghan defense ministry on Saturday, killing at least 10 people in a blast just hours after Chuck Hagel, the new United States defense secretary, arrived here in Kabul.

And a short time later, another suicide bomber detonated his explosive in eastern Afghanistan before reaching his target, but killed eight children and a policeman, according to Afghan military and hospital officials.

[SoFloFreeper]

Obama and Hagel: pursuing policies that kill of innocent children AND weaken America's position in the world.

For these two clowns, that is "mission accomplished".

[gov_bean_ counter]

Was this a publicized trip?

[battlecry]

Not unless it was carefully leaked.

[SIRTRIS]

Where’s the muslim outrage?

[hal ogen]

The moozlum outrage is everywhere and ever-present. That anyone who is not a moozlum exists fuels the fire.

[csmusaret]

They had you bracketed Chuckie.

[gov_bean_ counter]

I spent a year at COB Speicher in Iraq (civilian bean counter). Every time our organization’s IT chief went outside the wire she got hit. Gratefully she was never injured. Same for our LTC. Our leadership trusts way too much.

[SunkenCiv]

Wussy terrorists couldn’t quite close the deal.

Shows that they didn’t think it was worth their while.

Thanks SoFloFreeper.

[upchuck]

Welcome to the Big Leagues Hagel. It’s way past time for you to be practicing your “tighten my sphincter muscle” exercises.

[GraceG]

Maybe this is why Rand Voted for him to be confirmed????

[Diana in Wisconsin]

LOL!

My first thought: ‘Aim small, miss small.’ *SMIRK*

[Absolutely Nobama]

But...but...Islam is the “Religion of Peace”.....

[Absolutely Nobama]

My last post should have read:

But...but...Islam is the “Religion of Peace”...../sarc.

[TribalPrincess2U]

Bad timing. Better luck nex time.

[itssme]

I saw Hagel making a comment afterward on what had happened, and he seemed confused, somewhat disoriented and not quite sure what to say...he kept stumbling over his words, with long pauses in between.

Good God, please help us....this A-1 ahole, supposedly “in charge” should not be in the position he commands. And damn the politicians who confirmed his nomination.

Yes, it is a never ending battle when you are dealing with the infiltration of cockroach leftists, I know. But fight we must, our might is right, and WIN we will.

[itssme]

I, too, don’t know why Rand Paul voted for him. But he has redeemed himself in view of the filibuster and his vote and that of Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and others AGAINST Brenner. From this point on, Rand Paul as drawn a line...I don’t believe he will make another mistake again like the Hagel vote.

[Chickensoup]

I noticed the news said that people were killed and it was careful not to say wheteher Americans were killed. Just that word Peacekeeprs.

[TigersEye]

I saw Hagel making a comment afterward on what had happened, and he seemed confused, somewhat disoriented and not quite sure what to say...he kept stumbling over his words, with long pauses in between.

IOWs it was exactly like his confirmation testimony.

[eartick]

Ah, that is OK, a video will come out in a few weeks where a little girl will be shown delivering flowers to him on the tarmac.

The only smoke you will see will be the one reflecting in the mirrors....

Cannot let the Hilderbeast get a thunder thigh up on ya...dontchaknow..

[Colonel_Flagg]

I don’t believe he will make another mistake again like the Hagel vote.

Unless it was his Kerry vote. The only Tea Partier who has gotten the Kerry, Hagel and Brennan votes correct is Ted Cruz.