Monday, December 22, 2008

OBAMA IS CORRECT, HANNITY IS WRONG AGAIN

On his radio show, Hannity has an intro segment which includes Obama warning about civilian casualties in Afghanistan. Hannity spins this as another attack on our troops and to be consistent, he should include Afghan president Karzai.

Afghan leader presses US military on strategy Link
Dec 22 03:20 PM US/Eastern
By JASON STRAZIUSO
Associated Press Writer

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - President Hamid Karzai pressed America's top military leader Monday on the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan and preparations to pour up to 30,000 more forces into the country, reflecting Karzai's concerns over civilian casualties and operations in villages.

The Afghan president, stinging from a series of civilian casualties in U.S. military operations in recent years, said he doubts that sending more American forces into Afghan villages will tamp down the insurgency, and he has questioned a U.S. plan to deploy 3,500 U.S. forces in two provinces on Kabul's doorstep next month.

Karzai told Mullen that U.S. troops must take more care during operations in Afghan villages and stop searching Afghan homes. He asked the chairman to investigate allegations that U.S. forces killed three civilians in a raid last week in Khost province, a reflection of increasing concern about civilian casualties. The U.S. says three militants were killed.

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