undecidedbout08 said...

undecidedbout08 at 03:42 PM JST - 21st July

The fact that NATO armed forces includes a contingent from Turkey, a founding NATO member which is also a Muslim country, has done a lot to allay Afghani concerns about liberation being a pretext for a Christian crusade.

A Christian crusade!???

The last Crusade ended almost a thousand years ago.…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 03:42 PM JST - 21st July
undecidedbout08 at 01:55 PM JST - 21st July

You have got to hand it to Barack Obama. He definitely thinks big. Here he is on the July 20 episode of "Face the Nation", explaining this trip.

"the objective of this trip was to have substantive discussions with people like President Karzai or Prime Minister Maliki or President Sarkozy…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 01:55 PM JST - 21st July
undecidedbout08 at 01:36 PM JST - 21st July

The Afghanis have done no such thing as witnessing the liberation of their country.

Millions have returned since 2001.Numbers are down from the 5,000 per day returning in 2004,but any way you look at it life is better because America intervened there.

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 01:36 PM JST - 21st July
undecidedbout08 at 12:39 PM JST - 21st July

It's a shame this article includes no reaction from ordinary Afghanis.They have witnessed the liberation of their country by an American army comprised of all races and now they host a visitor who is the son of an African man invited to study in America, and who looks to set…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 12:39 PM JST - 21st July
undecidedbout08 at 11:55 AM JST - 21st July

An Obama victory could be good for America.And in view of historical trends it seems very likely, it would be very odd if the Democrats managed to lose this election,which is why I find the religious overtones and the gushy, messiah-making all the more worrisome. What is this?

it's not…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 11:55 AM JST - 21st July
undecidedbout08 at 11:02 AM JST - 21st July

Senator Obama was telling reporters just last year that one reason we needed to get out of Iraq was so it would free up Arabic translators who could be utilized in Afghanistan - where Arabic is not spoken.He cuts a nice figure for the media and all,but does he have…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 11:02 AM JST - 21st July
undecidedbout08 at 06:36 PM JST - 20th July

Bush lifted the executive ban on offshore drilling. The congressional ban on offshore drilling expires in about two months. SoH Nancy Pelosi and the Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid seem intent on reimposing a ban. Democrats are taking a very foolish gamble here. Gotta side with Republicans,and the majority (76%)…

Posted in House Speaker Pelosi calls Bush 'a total failure' at 06:36 PM JST - 20th July