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Afghan Pres. Karzai hopes Obama will "settle down," show "better judgment"
Afghan Pres. Karzai hopes Obama will "settle down," show "better judgment"
President Barack Obama is moving up in the world in terms of picking fights. Or walking into them. First, came a disagreement over the impact of the administration's economic stimulus package in East Peoria, Illinois with Jim Owens , the man who runs Caterpillar. The Ticket reported ...
Putting Stamp on Afghan War, Obama Will Send 17,000 Troops
nytimes.com — WASHINGTON -- President Obama said Tuesday that he would send an additional 17,000 American troops to Afghanistan... this spring and summer, putting his stamp firmly on a war that he has long complained is going in the wrong direction. The order will add ... (more) Putting Stamp on Afghan War, Obama Will Send 17,000 Troops
How Much is Afghanistan Really Worth to Us?
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As Expected, Obama Approves Troop Increase To Afghanistan
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Hamid Karzai: Slow Down, Barack
Little Green Footballs — ... Afghan President Hamid Karzai hopes Barack Obama will slow down, and “show better judgment. ...

Afghan President Karzai Scolds Obama: "Hope We See Better Judgement"
Gateway Pundit — Oh boy... Today it was Afghan President Karzai's turn to give President Obama his smackdown. Top of the Ticket reported: The good folks over at CNN, merely in the interest of spreading information, you understand, have sent us a quick excerpt from this Sunday's "GPS" program with Fareed Zakaria. Fareed's got a lengthy, exclusive taped interview with Karzai to air there at 10 a.m. Pacific. Here's one unsettling exchange with the Afghan chief of state sounding a tad displeased with his newbie presidential counterpart: ...

Karzai: Barry Needs To Settle Down And Show Better Judgement
Pirate's Cove — So, let’s see: Obama is trying to play pattycake with Iran, making nice-nice, and ticking off Afghan President Hamid Karzai. And Karzai, playing the experienced executive, takes an oh-so-nice shot back Here’s one unsettling exchange with the Afghan chief of state sounding a tad displeased with his newbie presidential counterpart: Zakaria: “Mr. President, how will you deal with the Obama administration because you did get on well with Bush. President Obama says that ‘Karzai has a ...

Karzai: Barry Needs To Settle Down And Show Better Judgement
Stop The ACLU — ... Afghan President Hamid Karzai. And Karzai, playing the experienced executive, takes an oh-so-nice shot back Here’s one unsettling exchange with the Afghan chief of state sounding a tad displeased with his newbie presidential counterpart: Zakaria: “Mr. President, how will you deal with the Obama administration because you did get on well with ...

HOPE AND CHANGE — well, hoping for change, anyway: Afghan President Karzai hopes Obama will “settl…
Instapundit — ... HOPE AND CHANGE — well, hoping for change, anyway: Afghan President Karzai hopes Obama will “settle down,” show “better judgment.” ...

US Predator Kills 30 in Pakistan; Obama snubs Karzai; US Succeeds Soviets in Afghanistan?
Informed Comment — ... Karzai is said to have told Fareed Zakaria, in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday, "Perhaps they have not been given the information yet. And I hope as they settle down, as they learn more, we will see better judgment." ...

Global Pols Eye Obama
The Moderate Voice — ... Hamid Karzai joins the list today. Asked by CNN’s Fareed Zakaria about Obama’s statement that the Afghan leader has a “bunker mentality” and “seems detached” from what is happening in his country, Karzai attempts condescension: ...

All The Known Gaffes Of The Obama World
Jules Crittenden — ... to run the Census out of the White House . 28. Adopting the motto: “Never waste a good crisis.” 29. Writing a love letter to Vlad and Dmitry . 30. Throwing Poland under the bus . 31. Throwing Tibet under the bus . 32. Throwing Israel under the bus . 33. Taking Cuba out from under the bus . 34. Ticking off Switzerland by having his tax cheat go after the tax cheats in Switzerland . Cognitive dissonance. 35. Saying: “Karzai has a bunker mentality.” 36. Reaching out to the Taliban . 37. Iran has plans ...

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