Posted on 02/21/2008 2:12:04 PM PST by afortiori
WASHINGTON (AP) - Helicopters carrying three senior U.S. senators made emergency landings Thursday in the mountains of Afghanistan because of a snowstorm. Sens. John Kerry, Joseph Biden and Chuck Hagel were aboard the aircraft. No one was injured, according a statement from Kerry's office. The senators and their delegation returned to Bagram Air Base in a motor convoy, and have left for Turkey.
"After several hours, the senators were evacuated by American troops and returned overland to Bagram Air Base, and left for their next scheduled stop in Ankara, Turkey," the Kerry statement said. "Sen. Kerry thanks the American troops, who were terrific as always and who continue to do an incredible job in Afghanistan."
The lawmakers were on a trip this week that included stops in India, Turkey and Pakistan, where they observed the elections earlier this week.
Kerry and Biden are Democrats from Massachusetts and Delaware, respectively, and the Republican Hagel is from Nebraska.
So where’s the damn Taliban when you need them?
Three large egos in one helicopter?
Wonder how many will get that.
They’re called JUNKETS. At least they get these a@@holes out of Washington for a time, making things a bit safer for the rest of us.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwMgNlOY-OE
It was a Chinook — filled with SCHNOOKS!
Watch these dems condeme the military now....
Oh, I think most will... don't you agree, Ward?
He sure as applejack... will, Schultzy!
Now, that's funny! Can... I borrow it?
LOL gosh I miss that show.
Too bad the 3 stooges (Kerry, Biden and Hagel) didn’t die of fright.
Ask and ye shall receive: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1974233/posts?page=2
We need to leave this thread to those having wakes for the wake that did not happen.
Breaking news:
John Kerry, (did you know that he was in Vietnam?), has requested that he be awarded the Purple Heart for his latest combat actions that has seared his memory.
Bush’s Fault
There are 100 wannabe Presidents in the Senate. They are all worthless.
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