Well, we are all definitely coming down to earth from the high of giving the Queen an i-Pod.
Yesterday Bug Guy sat down with his fellow leaders of the world with the full intention of polishing off some deals to get more troops from European nations into Afghanistan. It's true that a number of nations have boots on the ground there, but not the kind of numbers the U.S. has, and certainly not doing what our men and women in uniform are doing over there.
Over the past month, Secretary of State Dick Holbrooke and his assistant, Hillary, have been working through NATO and individual countries on getting commitments for Afghan deployment that Big Guy could get credit for today in the U.S. press. And boy, did Dick and Hill come through. The Brits are sending a few troops; Belgium offered 35 military trainers and Spain offered 12.
That's it. The U.S. is sending thousands. Big Guy wanted to know what Holbrooke and Hillary had been doing with their time that would lead to this kind of embarrassing set of offers. They couldn't answer, but Hillary said she has cut a pretty sweet deal with Syria, which is going to send in thousands of troops to Afghanistan. It's just not clear who's side they will be on.
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The SoS conference call could probably shed some light on what Dick and Hill were up to.
ReplyDeleteThe Guardian is taking cheap shots. Where were you?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/03/g20-barack-obama-nick-robinson-question
Looks like Bush got more support for Iraq than Big O can muster for Afghanastan
ReplyDeleteEurope's "armies" are now made up of middleaged chefs, musicians and chocolatiers. The only help they could provide would be with omelets, Belgian chocolates and reveille.
ReplyDeleteFor more: http://www.deweyfromdetroit.com/2009/04/europe-to-us-stop-madness.html
European countries have military? Huh, news to me. I've never seen them. Except for those stiff fellows that never blink that stand in front of Buckingham Palace. Cool uniforms.
ReplyDeleteB. Hussein O. will just have little Timmy, a.k.a., TOTUS, a.k.a., TATER, do a little creative accounting (he is an expert). He'll Divide the Club Gitmo 248 (or so) among all the G20 nations, then, immediately transfer them off their books to Ahfgahneeestahn's, then, claim ALL the G20 is "participating" in the effort in Ahfgahneestahn.
ReplyDeleteYeah, as with the Syria "freedom fighters," all those Gitmo guys will end up shooting at the U.S. (again) -- and that will suit B. "my Muslim faith" O. just fine. He'll take another bow (to the Saudi potentate).
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ReplyDelete@dreams I dunno. But when you find out, tell me.
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