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July 12, 2008
Obama Under Fire Over Afghan 'Insult' and Then Obama throws bin Laden Under His Bus!
Obama Under Fire Over Afghan 'Insult'
White House hopeful Barack Obama has said the Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai has not "gotten out of the bunker" to rebuild the war-torn country.
Senator Obama's comments, ahead of an expected visit to Afghanistan in the coming weeks, drew immediate fire from Republicans, who accused him of insulting a key US "war on terror" ally.
Senator Obama also said in an interview with CNN, to be broadcast in full this weekend, that the Bush administration had allowed al-Qaeda and the Taliban to regroup, by diverting vital US forces to the war in Iraq.
"I think the Karzai government has not gotten out of the bunker and helped to organise Afghanistan and (the) government, the judiciary, police forces, in ways that would give people confidence," he said.
"So there are a lot of problems there.
"A big chunk of the issue is that we allowed the Taliban and al-Qaeda to regenerate itself when we had them on the ropes.
"That was a big mistake and it's one I'm going to correct when I'm president."
Senator Obama's Republican foes accused him of ignoring multiple assassination attempts against Karzai, and of offending a vital US ally.
"Barack Obama had no interest in Afghanistan until he started running for president," said Republican National Committee spokesman Alex Conant.
"Obama has never visited Afghanistan to meet our allies on the ground, yet he is audacious enough to assert that President Karzai has not gotten 'out of the bunker'.
"Obama's words are naively out-of-touch with reality and offensive to America's allies."
And then there is this:
Obama wants Bin Laden executed
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said in interview excerpts released Friday that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden should be executed, if he is ever captured alive.
The Illinois Senator told CNN that the accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks in 2001 should face the full weight of US and global justice.
"I am not a cheerleader for the death penalty," Obama said.
"I think it has to be reserved for only the most heinous crimes, but I certainly think plotting and engineering the death of 3,000 Americans justifies such an approach."
"I think this is a big hypothetical, though -- let's catch him first," he said.
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Wild Thing's comment.......
In the first article, Obama had better keep his mouth shut. If he keeps this up he is going to put our troops in more danger then they are already.
And the second article about Osama bin laden, this is the latest and most unexpected flip-flop, Obama throws bin Laden under his bus! He said before that Bin Laden should be tried as a criminal !! ....It’s not the Bin Laden I knew..
5 weeks ago he said we should “not make a martyr of Bin Laden” !!! No wonder his Rasmussen numbers are collapsing. The man is a gaffe machine!
The actual presidential contest may be: Will Obama or McCain have the bigger bus with the most 'friends' thrown under it. Biggest bus with the largest count wins????
He is against the death penalty and now he is not? Give me a break. We have all wanted Osama bin laden caputred and killed from day one. B,. Hussein Obama is a phony.
The only difference between oBama and oSama is two letters...BS.
Posted by Wild Thing at July 12, 2008 04:47 AM
Comments
This Zebra RFK wannabe say's "... only for heinous crimes?" Is partial birth abortion the death penalty? Saddam Hussein's HANGING wasn't just "Mr. Osama can you see?"
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at July 12, 2008 05:49 AM
Remind Obamessiah that his Democratic Party's own Sandy 'Socks' Berger had OSAMA in our gun sights and failed to authorize the TAKE OUT in 1998! Imagine that?
Posted by: The Ethics Cleanser 08 at July 12, 2008 06:06 AM
He has more waffles than a house of pancakes! Typical flip flopping dummycrap. Say one thing one day and say another the next and act surprised when someone calls you a flip flopper.
Let's just toss America under the bus while we're at it, hmmmm?
Posted by: Lynn at July 12, 2008 06:11 AM
These are not flip-flops this is all part of the grand strategy. He is the supposed demo candidate, the primaries are over now it is time to move to the right in order to fool the gun nuts, Bible clingers, Xenophobics and et al, into thinking he is really for American Justice, secure borders, finishing the job in Iraq.
He knows he will never get elected with the base he has now, so naturally he must lie to expand his base. So he is promising the 'White-guy' a piece of his action... yeah right.
However, there is a fly in the ointment. The Hillary supporters are furious with obama, for their paltry offering to pay off Hillary's debt. So these half-wits have raised about 10 million dollars, and (are encouraging her to start up again.)since July 4th to help pay off her debt. At last count there were about 2 Million of these disenfranchised supporters and they are making a lot of noise. Dispite what the DNC is saying about party unity, the demo party is starting to look like it is really fractured. All the talk about party unity, these Hill-raisers call themselves- PUMAs, or Party Unity My Ass.
Obama the whimp that he is, has backed down on alot of important stuff all these people have to do is stare him down and he will come apart ... the great thing about this is... the Hill-raisers know it.
So this thing aint over yet.
Posted by: Mark at July 12, 2008 08:40 AM
Both the Obamas have verbal problems. As educated as they are, they have very stupid mouths. I hope they keep talking. It lessens his chances of winning.
Posted by: TomR at July 12, 2008 08:42 AM
How could any American want this dumb f-'er for President- If he was white - seven kinds of hell would be raised everytime he opened his mouth and ignorant crap like this came out! It is getting to the point that I am watching cartoons cuz that is the only channel he is not on- although I haven't seen him on ths shopping channels yet-- Maybe Michelle will be- with some earrings!
Posted by: Cheryl Zee at July 12, 2008 09:02 AM
Catch Osama?? I hope not. Rather I want some GI to put a couple rounds in his head. We don't seen the spectacle of an Osama trial with the ACLU scrambling to provide its best defense lawyers at taxpayer expense.
And, the soldier or marine who takes Osama out needs to be awarded the Medal of Honor. Since the Bush Administration refuses to award the Medal to any living military member, we the people need to make sure the Medal is awarded.
Posted by: BobF at July 12, 2008 09:04 AM
Darth, yes he is really a total phony with his gtrying to sound like a Republican or less left then he is. If he had not been classified the most liberal of all the dems I would wonder if he had just a total empty head, a real brainless wonder.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 12, 2008 06:54 PM
The Ethics Cleanser 08, yessss imagine that and no one on the talking political shows brings that up and they should.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 12, 2008 06:57 PM
Lynn, LOL good one.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 12, 2008 07:01 PM
Mark, that was great, thank you.
He sure is playing it like you said.
I would love the DNC convention to be a total mess with lots of people upset, and it looks like it might happen that way.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 12, 2008 07:05 PM
Tom, heh heh verbal problems is so true.
Michelle doesn't have a clue what it is to be gracious and caring it is all about her.
Obama wants power so bad he will shake hands with the devil maybe himself if he could win.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 12, 2008 07:09 PM
Cheryl, LMAO ,,,,"It is getting to the point that I am watching cartoons cuz that is the only channel he is not on"..... so funny. But I know exactly how you feel.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 12, 2008 07:12 PM
BobF, DITTO that. Much better for one of our soliders to take our Obama I mean Osama Bin laden. sheesh this does get confusing.
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 12, 2008 07:16 PM
Every time Barack Obama opens his mouth he demonstrates why he should never be President. He is a national embarrassment.
Posted by: Les at July 12, 2008 08:50 PM
Les, yes and I am just about past being able to stand it when I hear his voice. haha Sometimes I mute the volume. hahaha
Posted by: Wild Thing at July 12, 2008 11:54 PM
