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| US House speaker Pelosi on Surprise Afghan Visit |
| 2010-05-10 |
| [Quqnoos] Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, met with President Karzai Saturday evening in Kabul US Ambassador Karl Eikenberry and General Stanley McChrystal, who commands US and NATO troops in Afghanistan, briefed Pelosi and her congressional delegation, the speaker's office said in a statement. The group then met with Karzai "to discuss the political and security situation in Afghanistan," it added. Pelosi's delegation included Representative Susan Davis, head of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Representative Donna Edwards of the House Science and Technology Committee and two members of the House Armed Services Committee. The visit came on the eve of Karzai's departure for talks in Washington with US President Barack Obama, the first since the Afghan leader infuriated the White House with a string of outspoken allegations that foreign nations orchestrated fraud in last year's elections. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 November will soon be here. |
| Posted by: Jefferson 2010-05-10 18:21 |
| #10 Give her a pair of fatigues, an M-16, and put her on the line. |
| Posted by: borgboy 2010-05-10 17:33 |
| #9 They're call it a 'fact finding mission' but in reality its a 'kiss-my-ass-and-I-might-favor-you' mission. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2010-05-10 14:19 |
| #8 She's probably trying to look relevant. |
| Posted by: gorb 2010-05-10 13:28 |
| #7 Why is the Speaker negotiating with other countries? Isn't that State's job? |
| Posted by: mojo 2010-05-10 12:17 |
| #6 The US Ambassador to Afghanistan is an ass. His constant antagonizing of Karzai and his sabotaging Gen McChrystal's attempts at building a relationship with Karzai make it likely that Pelosi could do no worse, and may actually do better than State Department. |
| Posted by: No I am the other Beldar 2010-05-10 11:31 |
| #5 Pelosi's delegation included Representative Susan Davis, head of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Representative Donna Edwards of the House Science and Technology Committee girls day out, bound to fail, Afghanistan not frikkin Kentucky ... Anyway WTF has that horrible woman got to do with Afghanistan apRt from her usual vitriol hatred of everything non dem party |
| Posted by: Theretch Johnson7447 2010-05-10 11:25 |
| #4 And I pretty much despise them both, so I guess I can't apply 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.' |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-05-10 10:27 |
| #3 IIRC the Speaker despises the Secretary. |
| Posted by: lotp 2010-05-10 10:04 |
| #2 Veiled, I hope. For Karzai's sake. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-05-10 09:42 |
| #1 So, we now have two State Departments? This is not the Speaker's job. Wonder what Hillary thinks about this. Another snub from The Once? |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2010-05-10 09:42 |