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Obama Said The U.S. Took Its "Eye Off The Ball" In Afghanistan
GOP ^ | February 28, 2008 | Staff

Posted on 02/28/2008 10:25:30 AM PST by yoe

Obama Has Been Highly Critical Of The U.S. Operation In Afghanistan; Said "We Have Taken Our Eye Off The Ball":

Obama Said The U.S. Took Its "Eye Off The Ball" In Afghanistan. Obama: "We went into Iraq, a war that we should have never authorized and should not have been waged. ... It has ... allowed us to neglect the situation in Afghanistan. We know right now ... that al Qaeda is hiding in the hills between Afghanistan and Pakistan. And because we have taken our eye off the ball, they are stronger now than any time since 2001." (Sen. Barack Obama, AFL-CIO Democrat Presiden tial Candidate Forum, Chicago, IL, 8/7/07)

Obama: "Instead of consolidating the gains made by the Karzai government, we are backsliding towards chaos." (Sen. Barack Obama, Remarks To The Chicago Council On Global Affairs, Chicago, IL, 11/20/06)

Obama Said American Troops Were "Just Air-Raiding Villages And Killing Civilians." Obama: "We've got to get the job done there and that requires us to have enough troops so that we're not just air-raiding villages and killing civilians, which is causing enormous pressure over there." (Philip Elliott, "Obama Gets Warning From Friendly Voter," The Associated Press, 8/14/07)

But As Chairman Of The Subcommittee On European Affairs, Obama Has Failed To Hold Any Hearings On Afghanistan:

Obama Has Served As Chairman Of The Subcommittee On European Affairs From 2007 - 2008. (U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Website, www.senate.gov, Accessed 2/15/08)

(Excerpt) Read more at gop.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; armchairgenerals; cicobama; green; gwot; inexperienced; obama; peacenik
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Barrac Hussein Obama has some 'splaning to do.........
1 posted on 02/28/2008 10:25:39 AM PST by yoe
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To: yoe

I’m starting to develop a real hatred for this guy. Worse than anything I ever felt about Bill Clinton.


2 posted on 02/28/2008 10:28:42 AM PST by Parmenio
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To: yoe
نحن الديمقراطيون اسأل أنت المشقّة، الجهاد إلى الدعم نحن في نا المعركة ضدّ الـ الجمهوري الكلاب
3 posted on 02/28/2008 10:29:03 AM PST by Democrap (http://democrap.com --- We have a plan!)
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To: yoe

Dont worry BO, Harry is taking care of Afghanistan.


4 posted on 02/28/2008 10:29:25 AM PST by BGHater ($2300 is the limit of your Free Speech.)
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To: yoe

Hussein is a complete liberal jackass. Someone should ask him if he plans to lobby Bin Laden to move the battleground back over to Afghanistan and out of Iraq.


5 posted on 02/28/2008 10:29:49 AM PST by NoobRep
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To: yoe

Hey Obama, look at a map once in awhile. Iraq is about a hundred times more strategically vital than Afghanistan.


6 posted on 02/28/2008 10:30:37 AM PST by Argus
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To: yoe

Thanks Hussain, we’ll take it from here chief. Run along and play with your slumlord friends now, the adults are talking.


7 posted on 02/28/2008 10:31:00 AM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: yoe
Even the DUmmies are kind of wondering why as chair of the Afghanistan oversight committee he hasn't held a single meeting yet.

Kind of fun to picture them with that stupid look on their faces when they try to make sense of it....

8 posted on 02/28/2008 10:31:49 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: Republic of Texas

Oh, sorry, I misspelled Hussain, it’s actually Hussein. Barak Hussein Obama. Got it now.


9 posted on 02/28/2008 10:32:31 AM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: yoe
Hussein’s been in the U.S. Senate what? three years...and all of a sudden he’s an “expert?”
give me a friggin’ break!
this clown was still in law school when we went to Iraq the first time so I seriously doubt he has a clue on how to win the WOT!!!

How he’s gotten this far in politics is joke and certainly a testament to the deficiency of the ‘Rat party!

Semper Fi,
Kelly

10 posted on 02/28/2008 10:33:01 AM PST by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: Parmenio

you are not the only one

we know what we could get with clinton but this obama is mroe scary to me than what clinton is

We have nlo idea what his real views are and instead of asking him what underwear he wears they should be asking him about his racism and his racist associates including his wife

the media should hang their heads in shame and so should obama voters
I really do fear what this country could be heading under his leadership

for once I agree with clinton the media have been very bias for him


11 posted on 02/28/2008 10:34:04 AM PST by manc
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To: Republic of Texas

Actually, wrong again. It’s Barak Hussein Obama Jr. I am soo sorry. Got it now. Thanks.


12 posted on 02/28/2008 10:34:25 AM PST by Republic of Texas (Socialism Always Fails)
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To: Parmenio

you are not the only one

we know what we could get with clinton but this obama is mroe scary to me than what clinton is

We have no idea what his real views are and instead of asking him what underwear he wears they should be asking him about his racism and his racist associates including his wife

the media should hang their heads in shame and so should obama voters
I really do fear what this country could be heading under his leadership

for once I agree with clinton the media have been very bias for him


13 posted on 02/28/2008 10:35:06 AM PST by manc
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To: Abathar

I believe his explanation yesterday was that he became the Chair in 2007 just as his presidential campaign was beginning.

So, is he still drawing a salary as a senator? If so, he is stealing the government’s money, as are other candidates.

The sad part is that the media is so “Obama-fied” that they just nod their heads and go “Of Course...that’s a good reason...how could we EVER doubt you?”

This country gets scarier by the day.


14 posted on 02/28/2008 10:37:38 AM PST by Former Dodger ( "Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." --Einstein)
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To: yoe

Mr. B. Hussein Obama, al Qaeda has been flocking in droves to Iraq to fight the U.S. Military. Is that a bad thing?

take your time..


15 posted on 02/28/2008 10:37:47 AM PST by petercooper (Sure, Americans don't want Muslims running a couple U.S. ports, but they're fine with a Muslim Prez.)
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To: Parmenio

Roger that. The idiot can’t simply be on the wrong side of every issue-he has to scratch the wound open and rub salt into it. And it gets worse by the day.


16 posted on 02/28/2008 10:39:05 AM PST by Into the Vortex
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To: yoe
RACISM!
17 posted on 02/28/2008 10:40:37 AM PST by McGruff (What's wrong with a Contract with Conservatives?)
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To: yoe

He is dusting off the John Kerry “eye off the ball” line from the 04 debate.


18 posted on 02/28/2008 10:41:13 AM PST by Archie Bunker on steroids (Hillary Supporters ....... Fags and Hags)
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To: yoe

He is dusting off the John Kerry “eye off the ball” line from the 04 debate.


19 posted on 02/28/2008 10:41:17 AM PST by Archie Bunker on steroids (Hillary Supporters ....... Fags and Hags)
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To: yoe

Ok, pretty boy. Now that the easy fight against some loser so unattractive she never stood a chance is nearly over, get ready to fight against the truth.
Not going to be nearly so easy.
Get ready.


20 posted on 02/28/2008 10:43:18 AM PST by jackv (DEMOCRATS HATE BUSH MORE THAN THEY LOVE THEIR COUNTRY!!!)
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