Obama rallies troops on first Afghan trip

Maybe he’s there to pull out troops out from this war Bush started. It would be the wise thing to do, bring back out young men and women over there. Don’t we have jobs here for them? Can’t we use that military to guard our borders, airports and ports? I can’t understand why Republicans choose this kind of behavior or more importantly why the American voters elect Republicans in the first place.
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I hope that the annointed one treats the head of state there better than he treated Isreal’s PM.

ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID

He couldn’t announce it, or they wouldn’t have let him in! Look what this guys done to our relations with Israel, Britain and New Zealand. The left told us he was going to restore or image in the world. What a load!!!!

Hopefully there’ll be mechanical problems on a-hole 1!

I guess Karzai dosen’t have another election coming up so it should be safe to be seen with Obumbles.

We need to get out of Afghanistan. The Afghanis will fight until all foreigners leave their country – with good reason. The Afghanis will unite among themselves long before they agree to have foreigners influencing their country. However, no doubt many in Afghanistan will be happy to receive all the billions of dollars they can from the US government, and then fight for us to leave their country. We don’t need to be there, unless our goal is to continue to feed the defense budget of the USA. It certainly isn’t my goal, nor should it be anyone’s.

Indonesian Barry Soetoro representing the AMERICAN MAFIA checks in on one of it’s soliders Karzai 2 make sure he’s submitting the proper drug vig. What crap – 4get Obama listen 2 this Prez

DEAD JFK makes U laugh
while revealing the 9-11 SCAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DQp0QxkBCU

Who said… “America has been arrogant…”? and he goes around telling everybody what to do. Of course, all of our allies are not listening to him. So the world hates us now more than ever.

A very expensive way to avoid Palm Sunday services.

MAYBE WE WILL GET LUCKY AND HE WILL STAY THERE!

I wish B O would crack down on corruption in his own administration and battle drug traffic in our own country.

oh big deal…its like getting a visit from Big Bird.

Where are the comments?

About time he got off his backside, quit trying to “CHANGE” America into his version of a Euro-Socialist State, moved more to the center and became the Commander-in-Chief. There wouldn’t be any political points to be gained here would there? I mean, surely his motives are entirely selfless. Is it possible he is doing this to save his butt as his poll numbers continue to slide toward the basement.

Don’t chya think he should clean up the corruption in his historic presidency before condemning others.,just a thought.
pathetic disgrace.,

Our Congress and this administration in general and our stimulus, health care “packages” and the earmark culture (of both Republicans and Democrats)in particular are the most corruptin the history of our country. Who the hell is Obama to lecture Karzai about corruption. In addition, our “war on drugs” artificailly inflates the profitability of the drug trade. We make it attractive for the drug trade in Afghanistan to flourish.

Obama is wasting his hypocritical breath on Karzai.

Obama’s domestic policies suck. And his policies concerning Israel suck. However, if he can pull things together in Afganistan, maybe he might have a better chance in the future in the polls.

“President Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan on Sunday on an unannounced visit during which he will press President Hamid Karzai to crack down on corruption and battle drug traffic.”

Yeah, that’ll work. He just wanted to get the heck out of town and take a long ride on his big jet.

The presence of Washington’s main man in Afghanistan will boost the status of Karzai`s government. They will now have an influential friend and longtime partner in the war against anarchy. Dissidents must now give up opium driven fantasies of power and come out of their caves. They must accept a small slice of the American pie before only the crumbs are left over.

Finally one can breathe a sigh of relief. All is well in America while that Obamanation is somewere else. I wonder if he will bow to Karzai.

Watch your back, Karzai. Remember Poland.
Don’t for a minute believe you are considered a valued ally of this empty suit. Remember Israel.

Trying to raise his poll numbers, it isn’t going to work for this MARXIST !!!!!!!

Wow! What a great surprise! Thanks for warning us. The almighty, the Great One, the all-knowing, all-seeing, egomaniacal “Communist-in-thief” has arrived. Who sent for ya; hit the bricks, punk!

Very astute Rahm, change the subject from health care where you lost the heart of the electorate. This trip is meaningless. Will the “5th Column” (media) point that out????

This is a move borrowed right out of the Clinton Playbook. Distract attention away from administration failures like Obamacare and Jobs. I’m surprised he didn’t bomb an aspirin factory!

I’m always amazed when the most corrupt president in US history goes to another country to lecture them on corruption.

Like this trip has any real meaning.

When he bowed to the Afghan president I wonder if Obama recognized the song that was being played?

I can’t wait to see how the ObaMessiah intends to insult Karzai and the Afghan people. The Obama policy of “making nice” with the Taliban has certainly been successful. It has lead to double the U.S. casualties. But, of course. Obama’s INVASION of Pakistan with unmanned armed drones has also been very successful. It has hugely increased the claims of “collateral damage” and has certainly impressed our “allies” in Pakistan. This CLOWN is a “train wreck” in the air, “O” Force One, that is.

Just another PR stunt by our hubris “Liar in Chief” He thinks it will make him more presidential! What a joke. The delusional idiot is running around the world in Campaign mode, yet the US economy is hemoraging jobs, and going bankrupt…..so much for focusing on America. Please keep him – he is nothing but a fraud and embarrassment.

Wait a minute… President Obama goes to Afghanistan, goes all buddy-to-buddy with Karzai, who has a corrupt government, won by corrupt elections, and is a suspected trafficker. YET– he refused to meet the PM of Israel, who is Harvard Educated, a war hero, the fairly elected Prime Minister of a REAL democracy, who is dealing with a hostile, and hateful enemies. Anti-semetic. Hmmmm.

Where are the “bowing” pictures?

No shock here. He wanted to get out of the USA as soon as possible after signing the healthcare disaster .

No photos of His Majesty kissing Karzai’s ring, or ass?

This guy really thinks he’s all that doesn’t he. Corruption in that country? Duh! It still amazes me that he and his ilk talk about corruption around the world…yet he presides over the corrupt set of people Washington has ever seen in the history of this country. It’s also amazing how many people still have Odumbo bumper stickers on their cars. Whack jobs! Glad that hope and change is working out for you. Keep your eye on Fox tonight (Sunday) 9pm eastern.

Sara is right…we are not going to sit down and shut up while this maniac and his cast of baffoons destroys this country.

Move along folks nothing more then a Poll Number boosting trip here. He stays true to form hanging with the criminal element.

9 years and thug wearing the green drapes keeps taking our GREEN.

DRIVE ON!

WHAT SECOND TERM, NOT GOING TO HAPPEN,WISHFULL THINKING

How international. I wonder if he’ll try on Karzai’s hat? I’ll give Afganistan a goat if they’ll keep Barry.

Deaths of American soldiers in Afghanistan have DOUBLED in the last year.

So much for the meaning of the Nobel Peace Prize.

It looks like this is another area where Obama may have conned the Progressives into thinking he represented their anti-war stand.

Of course the trip was unannounced. Since if the Taliban knew when, and where, Obama was visiting, they’d know the perfect time to strike.

Because Every US Soldier would be unarmed at the time.

Is he trying to emulate GWB? I doubt that they could find ANY troops that would even walk across the street to see oBUMa without being ordered to. And of course he sits there with his legs crossed which is insulting to dignitaries in that region. Dumb as a box of hair our (God help me) “leader”.

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which side did he visit first?

If there were any time that I would consider it a good thing for an airplane to have a bomber aboard, it would be when Obama is on this plane along with Reid, Pelosi, and Biden. There are others, but I won’t be greedy!

“Commander in Chief”… it tastes like vinegar in the mouth having to say it.

I wonder if Karzai will press Barry to crack down on corruption in his own sleazy administration.

Obama says to President Hamid Karzai he still had to tackle corruption.

Coming from the most corrupt administrations in history! The pot calling the kettle black (oh my, was that raciest)

Can he just stay there a bit longer…?….please?

Shame he doesn’t treat Israel with the same respect! I wonder if he bowed to Karzai?

Perhaps Obama should clean up the corruption in his own administration before he demands it of others.

Obama has a lot of nerve to tell another country they need to clean corruption. He might want to start back home first.

Only two out of three quotes from Obama refer to himself.

If BO is paying attention to Afghanistan guess we really know even he thinks he’s in trouble. Too darn late! November cometh!

Why do you have comments when you don’t post them?

obviously any comment that is negative against the president is offensive in your view!

Own it Barack!

I remain perplexed. “We’re fighting them over there so they won’t come here”, we’re continually reminded. Yet — despite the attacks of 9-11 — we have a porous southern border, which means terrorists can enter our country rather easily. Recently drone patrols over our souther border were discontinued alledgedly due to lack of funds. Before that a wall was promised, but never built to spec nor even completed. The excuse for that was they (illegal immigrants) will find a way over, under or through the fence because they’re so determined to enter the US. Inquiring minds (as opposed to a society of dumbed down citizens) would like to know why blood and treasure are being expended in Afghanistan to keep terrorists out when there are simpler, cheaper methods available. Given the fact that we put a man on the moon decades ago, securing our southern border today should be a very simple task. The reasons given to date for our being in Afghanistan are perplexing. Might it be because war is so profitable and politically advantageous for certain people?

Traitor socialist Obama hates the military. His speech to the troops was devoid of emotion and the troops knew it. He is destroying America, and for what?

As usual President Obama talks to politicians and can’t be bothered, as Commander-in-Chief, to spend any time with the troops he sent in harm’s way. Just as he cut his visit to wounded warriors in a U.S. military hospital in Germany, just as visiting Ft. Hood’s wounded was ignored, he spent his short time in Afghanistan schmoozing with “the Mayor of Kabul”, Afghanistan’s putative “President” Karzai rather than lowering himself to talking to the airmen, soldiers and Marines he is responsible for sending to “Ashcanistan”. Typical.

“Defense Secretary Robert Gates said last week the timing was still not right for reconciliation with senior Afghan Taliban leaders.”

That’s all you need to know. The world just witnessed a failed 2009 elections in Afghanistan, not one iota different than the corrupted Iranian elections, yet Sec State Clinton hectored ‘certified and legitimate’ and her minions, ‘legitimate and certified’ until the fraud was buried.

Now Obama-Rahma tells Americans that we need $159 BILLION in unfunded liabilities next year for UNDISCLOSED national security purposes, and ‘the military campaign had made progress but Karzai still had to tackle corruption’.

That’s like Ivan Boeski saying the SEC has made progress but Madoff still has to tackle honesty. Insert finger in lips and march in tight circles, whistling Yankee Doodle Dandy, your last life savings done gone Drang Nach Osten.

Go Obama!

Obama’s visit — brave or just politics with a great deal of silly risk?
Perhaps both, but a single bullet or rocket would turn the world absolutely upside down.
Mr. Obama, quit putting the world at risk. In future, send Mr. Biden instead. The Taliban will likely be ready for you the next time, if there is a next time.

I love the fact that BHO has a fence between him and the soldiers. The young men and women do not look excited by his visit. Why would they as he insults them at every opportunity. A 1.2% increase in pay, studying having them pay their own health cares costs for war injuries, gutting of the military budget.
BHO is a joke and embarrassment.

Obama needs to tell the troops, “Pack up your bags, you’re all going home. We can’t afford this war any more.”

Obama, you need to / no / must get America OUT of Afganistan.

the soldiers did not look too excited to see president obama

Better leave the country before you get asked about the economy and jobs! Maybe you can go beg for some oil. Since you do not want to drill domestically. Have you seen gas prices lately. You think there are economic and unemployment problems now. Wait and see what happens when fuel goes up another 50 cents. Let them eat cake! Start building a guillotine.

Better leave the country before you get asked about the economy and jobs! Maybe you can go beg for some oil. Since you do not want to drill domestically. Have you seen gas prices lately. You think there are economic and unemployment problems now. Wait and see what happens when fuel goes up another 50 cents. Let them eat cake! Start building a guillotine.

Disgraceful- more than a year in office and finally deemed that the troops were worthy of a glimpse of “the one”. Notice how his stazi keep the troops behind a fence for their sacred viewing of the prince.

Wonder if he was able to stop by a mosque while there. Anyone mention to the buffoon that soldier deaths have doubled on his watch?

The troops shown behind Obama do not represent the ethnic/gender composition of combat troops (and casualties), which are 70%+ white men.

Funny how you guys won’t post anyone’s comments that don’t fit your view.

Shame on you…journalists…HA!

Another Photo-op for a disastrous presidency. A phoney and a disgusting scene.

Ya all but ignores them until now when he wants a good photo op again. What a joke. Now commence with the “well Bush…” garbage. Fine if you want to point that out but does that excuse this dope – we will never get anywhere as long as everyone keeps excusing ewverythign based on what the other guy did.

No one I know is re-enlisting. We simply don’t trust Obama as our commander-in-chief in a war against a determined and propaganda savvy foe. We don’t believe he will stand behind us when the going gets tough, and good men will be asked to orphan their children for a President that does not take the mission seriously beyond the evening’s news cycle.

Watch for recruitment numbers to drop, even with the recession back home. They’ll try to spin it a thousand ways (mainly by insulting the mission and denigrating the memory of the fallen), but the real reason is we simply no longer trust our civilian leadership to actually lead.

Wow, you got your health care deform bill passed. So now maybe it is time to look like a President that supports the troops. Oh I forgot, IT IS AN ELECTION YEAR.

Why does it take 8 weeks to train a US troop to die in Afghanistan but, after 8 years, we can’t get an Afghan army? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm

A sad display of a photo-op that could not be passed. A phoney, disgraceful deceitful act by a president who could care less.

Fear government, pray for the nation. That Barack Obama got into office frightens the hell out of me.

Obama needs to tell the troops, “pack your bags, you’re all going home. We cannot afford this war anymore.”

Oh look, the first time a real US President has visited the troops in 9 years. If it wasn’t for Obama, the Iraq and Afghan wars would have been a complete failure because of Bush.

“We also want to continue to make progress on … good governance, rule of law, anti-corruption efforts — all these things end up resulting in an Afghanistan that is more prosperous, more secure, independent, he added.”
What about the corruption in Washington, Mr. President?

Obama needs to tell these troops they’re going home. The war is too expensive and we can’t win

Were the troop ordered to greet this fraud?

“A perception in the United States that Karzai is tolerant of corruption has sapped support for the war back home.”

Maybe so but most Americans are completely ignorant when it comes to how Afghanistan works. Afghanistan still functions and is ruled by tribal warlords who Karzai has little to no control over. Also, Karzai still does not have the army he needs to rule effectively and to really be able to take a stand. It is easy for Americans to judge from behind their TV screens, however, Americans don’t know diddly about how Afghanistan works.

From health care to national security. We expect the full spectrum of focus from our commander in chief, yet it seems odd the timing. Can’t help but think,lip service. Hmmm…..

its too bad no rockets from Afghan radicals hit obama

hmm…only a few look mildly honored. I don’t blame them.

All this government intervention is confining American; the poor American to this little box, and no way will they ever get out (leaving people with no out). Help is here! What is happening from Main Street to Wall Street is they were already stealing and now they are just outright robbing poor folks. Poor people will have to go see chiropractic with this new health care insurance, for the back pain. This law gives a hole new meaning to get off my back. Spinal surgery the first order of this new law

give him a weapon and point him to the front lines,,,

Great PHOTOSHOP job guys … you get an A

Why aren’ there any comments? The trip? Total B.S. public relations. He appears only driven by his own narcicism. I fear for all that makes us the greatest, most powerful and giving county in the world because he is doing his damndest toward making sure that ends with this presidency. God be with us as a nation and with our troops who defend us!!!

Watch your back Karzai. This photo op is a joke. When this freak gets done, our country won’t be able to fight terrorism.

Well, if you’ve irritated most of the country, cynically using troops in combat zones as propaganda props is the prerogative of the President.

When you are down and need a bump in the polls, you always visit the troops. Old as the hills. Where has Obama been the past year+? When was the last time he even mentioned Afghanistan in one of his gazillion speeches?

Remember, in his own words, he likes to use our brave men and women to get “fabulous photo ops”. A phony and a fraud.

How can the military be so gullable? He is the domestic enemy! Furthermmore, don’t they realize they are just paid missionaries fulfilling the communist’s agenda of new world order? Wake up military and resist as you are being used by marxists!

Obama needs to say “Thanks, now pack your bags, you’re going home. We can’t afford this war and we can’t win anyway.”

“Bush was wrong on everything and did all the bad things for our Nation” proclaimed Obama.

Still, he is doing everything exactly as Bush did, including keeping Bush’s most controversial policies.

That’s ORIGINAL!.
Obama, the Brilliant!

Can anyone else see the irony? Obama telling Karzai that he must root out the corruption in his gov. And this, right after the world just witnessed the process used to pass Obamacare, that the people did not want. In fact, in order for the Afghan gov to equal the level of corruption in our gov, they would have to pass their own form of Obamacare.

Wow, this is the FIRST time I ever agreed even in part with an Obama position, i.e. that Karzai and comrades have an obligation to clamp down on corruption in order to even come close to meriting our support. Now if Obama could apply that same reasoning to his own regime and comrades! Dream on…

Imagine Obama asking the leader of another country to “be responsible”! Wow! I have to agree with him, BUT perhaps he might try a dose of his own medicine – but that would break the mold of overtly arrogant hypocrisy that epitomizes his own regime.

Anything to divert attention from the health care nightmare. He’s even willing to go to Afghanistan for the first time.

Check out this hilarious Obamacare commercial: http://www.funnyconservatives.com/?p=747

Imagine yourself an american soldier in the group listening to Obama,s “canned” speech while considering that this is the man who has just rammed an unpopular healthcare bill down the throat of the American public while staying as far away from the country’s unemployment problems and mention of the Afghanistan war at the same time. It would make you tend to think that this was just another of Obama’s military photo ops that are in essence a backhanded slap in the face of the troops rather than a salute. The truth is that Obama views the American military as a tool…a personal tool.

His real, realization, now begins. Have a lovely journey.

I feel so sorry for those poor troops having to plaster a smile on their face for the sake of Obamao’s photo op. What a freak! He doesn’t even know how to dress for the occasion.

We need jobs, Mr. Obama. Do you need to see shanty towns and tents springing up all around the country before you focus on this country’s domestic needs? Just because Wall Street is doing well does not mean the rest of us are. So very sorry I voted for you. You are either a very confused man, a narcissist or a willing puppet of a cabal that seeks further enrichment and power. Whatever the case, I fear greatly for the future of this country.

one of those fine military officers should place Obama under arrest for being a domestic threat against the US constitution and our constitutional republic.

At least he is consistent. Not only does he arrive in the dark but he seems to do everything in the dark where the public can not see it.

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And no comments on this story. Fix your comments section please.

The article says:

“Obama returned to Bagram, appearing in a bomber jacket, and delivering a speech to troops just before midnight, telling them he was confident they would have success in their mission.”

“I want you to know … whether you are working here on Bagram or patrolling a village down in Helmand … your services are absolutely necessary, absolutely essential to America’s safety and security,” he told the troops.

“He met the commander of U.S. and NATO troops, Army General Stanley McChrystal, and the U.S. ambassador, Karl Eikenberry, before taking off on Air Force One without seeing daylight.”

Haven’t we heard all of this before? For those of you who really still think that Obama and Bush are any different, just substitute the names in this story. You’ll see that it is indeed the same exact story.

I love the comments on this page, its great to see that people are waking up to Obama and his say this, do that ways. Lack of transparency, lack of corruption, uses reconciliation to pass major healthcare overhauls, and blames republicans, who represent half of the american people as being obstructionist. what a liar we have in the white house.

ITS THE ECONOMY STUPID!

You guys are nothing but a bunch of Do-nothings! Talkers. The President of the United States Supports Troops, PERIOD!! Nothing more or less. Spineless Creeps! Time for you all to serve. Losers. No respect.

“We need jobs, Mr. Obama. Do you need to see shanty towns and tents springing up all around the country before you focus on this country’s domestic needs? Just because Wall Street is doing well does not mean the rest of us are. So very sorry I voted for you. You are either a very confused man, a narcissist or a willing puppet of a cabal that seeks further enrichment and power. Whatever the case, I fear greatly for the future of this country.”

At the end of the day, you need go out there and find a job on your own – the president cannot find a job for you or solve all other problems that exist in your life. You all need to stop blaming others for your own incompetencies. Take a look at the mirror before anything else.