Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan early Saturday morning.
Obama had said he wants to “talk to the commanders and get a sense, both in Afghanistan and in Baghdad of what their biggest concerns are. And I want to thank our troops for the heroic work that they’ve been doing.”
Asked prior to his departure whether he would repeat recent criticisms of the Iraqi and Afghan leadership when speaking to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Obama said he is “more interested in listening than doing a lot of talking.”
Obama also said that “it is very important to recognize that I’m going over there as a U.S. senator,” he added. “We have one president at a time, so it’s the president’s job to deliver those messages.”
This total story may be found at The Hill:
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/obama-arrives-in-afghanistan-2008-07-19.html
Soap Box Ravings notes that the entire article repeatedly refers to Obama as Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama while Obama himself said that it is important to recognize that he was going over there as a U.S. senator.
Soap Box Ravings would like to bet the Afghanis and Iraqis really believe that statement.
It also appears by this photo that the only soldiers he has appeared with are black females, both of which appear to be there to take his picture. Just my opinion.
Soap Box Ravings knows Barack is not racist, because he repeatedly says he isn't.
Obama's comment that "we have one president at a time, so it’s the president’s job to deliver those messages" probably should be aimed at the entire leadership of the Democratic Party, including himself, since individually or en masse Democrats continually send messages to foreign governments that conflict with the President of the United States to the point of treason.
Update, Sunday July 20, 2008
Soap Box Ravings is still looking for pictures in the news and on the internet showing "Senator" Obama meeting with the troops. There are very few pictures available but I did find two videos which I have presented below.
Look at the faces of the troops present with the "Senator." I had no idea the military was so racially unbalanced. I am not counting the troop pictures judiciously presented of troops on patrol, only the troops that showed up for "Senator" Obama. Nuff Said.
Obama stresses Afghan security
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25745500/
Obama meets troops, shoots hoops in Kuwait
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25745500/
