Obama surprise visit to Afghanistan Sunday

[Juan McCain]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36072538/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/

Getting a firsthand look at the 8-year-old war he inherited and dramatically escalated,
U.S. President Barack Obama made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Sunday.

After an overnight flight from Washington, the president landed for a stay of just a few hours, all in darkness.

The number of U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan has roughly doubled in the first three months of 2010
compared to the same period last year.

Those deaths have been accompanied by a dramatic spike in the number of wounded, with injuries more than tripling
in the first two months of the year and trending in the same direction based on the latest available data for March.

'Harder days yet to come'

U.S. officials have warned that casualties are likely to rise even further as the Pentagon completes
its deployment of 30,000 additional troops and sets its sights on the Taliban's home base of
Kandahar province, where a major operation is expected in the coming months.

[MN Patriot]

Good thing Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize. Imagine how many casualties there would be if he had received the War Prize.

[phill4paul]

I just love the way presidents don flight jackets for these rallying addresses.

[awake]

I just love the way presidents don flight jackets for these rallying addresses.

They have to look the part of the "leader". If any of the troops caught wind that the guys that wear the presidential bomber jacket, and their small band of power freaks start the wars and then get a bunch of suckers to pay the consequences. Usually the deceived pay with their lives, all to make sure that "dear leader" and his friends get bailed out to do it again.

Those who start wars must pay for them themselves.

[PreDeadMan]

The troops are there soley for political purposes nothing more! Send the politicians that support these idiotic insane undeclared wars to die in them! make them PAY FOR THEM ALSO!