John McCain Forgets about Afghanistan . . . Again


	John McCain Forgets about Afghanistan . . . Again

cptenaud

10-16-2008 9:16 AM

275 views

tags:

john mccain, debate, afghanistan

cptenaud says:

More of the same is happening yet McCain pays no mind (0.00 / 0)

Defections hit Afghan forces

After fighting the Taliban for the past seven years, many working for the Afghan security forces are now switching sides.

Sulieman Ameri and his 16 men were until a month ago serving the Afghan government as police patrolling the border with Iran.

Now they answer to the Taliban and their goal is to drive all foreign troops out of Afghanistan.

Add a Comment

Login to Comment. Not a member yet? Sign up

Today's Top Clips

visit the Top Clips page

View the Top Clips from October 16, 2008

Embed This Clip In Your Site...

<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/029e1b73-af0b-4ea9-906c-76a1a574a963/6813491D-7758-475B-87FF-31A7F5BE1A9D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2042" href="http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2042" style="font-size: 11px;">www.vetvoice.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2042"><H2 class="author">by: <A class="author" href="http://www.vetvoice.com/userDiary.do?personId=4">Brandon Friedman</A></H2>
<H3 class="diaryTimestamp">
            <I>Thu Oct 16</I></H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2042">During the final presidential debate last night, at a certain point, John McCain mentioned World War Two, Vietnam, Korea, and Iraq, but failed to mention Afghanistan</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2042"><div align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a8M81hqndH4&hl=en&fs=1" height="329" width="400" wmode="opaque" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2042">Normally, I wouldn't make a big deal out of something that seems so inconsequential.  But, as usual, this is another example of the shameful neglect that McCain and his supporters have shown toward the situation in Afghanistan.  Instead, since 2002, they've been fixated on Iraq--an obsession that was on full display at the Republican National Convention <A href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkNQY-oWFh4">this summer</A>: 
</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2042"><div align="center"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fkNQY-oWFh4&hl=en&fs=1" height="329" width="400" wmode="opaque" quality="high" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.vetvoice.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2042">I guess all that Afghanistan/bin Laden/9-11 stuff just isn't that important to the McCain crowd.</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/6813491D-7758-475B-87FF-31A7F5BE1A9D/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

New from the makers of Clipmarks: Amplify.com - Don't just share the news...Amplify it!

Clipmarks: Home; New Clips; Top Clips; Dashboard

Popular Topics: News; Life; Science; Technology; Entertainment

Get Started: Sign Up; Install Clipping Tool; How Clipping Works; Clip-to-Blog™; ClipSearch

Tools and Resources: FAQ; ClipWeek; Top Clippers; Top Tags; Site Map

About Clipmarks: About Us; Contact; Copyright; Privacy; EULA

Search Options

Today's Top Clips