[Gigantor]

During Cheney visit

[Gigantor]

Chaney safely inside.

[Old_Mil]

Radio news report just said that Cheney was on base and is fine.

[Liberty Valance]

*

[Peach]

Is this in Afghanistan?

[jdm]

KABUL, Afghanistan — An explosion outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan went off Tuesday as Vice President Dick Cheney was visiting, causing an unknown number of casualties but apparently not putting the vice president in danger, officials said.

The blast happened at the first gate outside the base at Bagram, and there were an unknown number of casualties, said Kabir Ahmad, the district chief of the Bagram region.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,254823,00.html?sPage=fnc.world/afghanistan

[Chena]

bttt Fox News had a news alert just a couple of minutes ago.

[HAL9000]

Reuters - BLAST KILLS SEVERAL NEAR U.S. AFGHAN BASE WHERE U.S. V.P. CHENEY VISITING

[proud_yank]

Anyone care to see what they're saying about this at the DUmp?

[Yossarian]

The DUmmies are already starting in with posts expressing regret that V.P. Cheney's OK, or that it's all staged to gain sympathy.

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1777773/posts?page=1314#1314

[Political Junkie Too]

PSYOP - The next story will ask "How many more people must die just to keep Dick Cheney safe?

This will be another propaganda attempt, by trying to keep our leaders from further trips out there.

-PJ

[HAL9000]

U.S. V.P Cheney "fine" after blast at Afghan base

BAGRAM AIRBASE, Afghanistan, Feb 27 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney was not hurt in a blast outside an airbase he was visiting in Afghanistan, his spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

"The vice president is fine," Lea Anne McBride said.

[HAL9000]

This article was transmitted before the report of the attack -

Reuters - Cheney breakfasts with U.S. troops in Afghanistan

[truth_seeker]

Over five years in Afghanistan, nation building, military and police building, etc.

And the hearings with experts reveals a standstill--with little infrastructure in place. Billions flushed down a rathole, trying to catapult primitive, often hostile culture into present times.

I wonder if the whole approach for Afghanistan and Iraq is flawed, for want of some really big bangs.

[Cinnamon Girl]

Here's a picture of him showing that he's okay. But he does look a little stressed out.

[Irish Rose]

Sad and scary - sad that people died, scary that our vice-president was so close to it.

My opposition to President Bush flying to the Middle East and stopping in Afghanistan or Iraq has just risen.

[MadIvan]

It's noticeable that the Vice President is apparently stepping up his public activities. I hope this is not indicative of President Bush being fatigued.

Regards, Ivan

[tomnbeverly]

Can we get some Democrat Congressmen on record with their thoughts on this? Is there really and enemy out there trying to kill us and our leaders? What does Mr. B Hussein Osama propose or Hillary cut and run Clinton or Dick the Turbin Durbin or whoever that Democrat Senator that spent a Chirstmas in Cambodia was.... Do they see how their Rhetorica against the President and our troops is emboldening our enemies?

[prairiebreeze]

Wow, muslims attacking and killing other muslims.

Oh, wait....never mind.