Bush Declares Afghan Victory

[Leprechan29]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/06/15/karzai/index.html

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 Posted: 10:13 PM EDT (0213 GMT)

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush on Tuesday claimed victory in the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and announced what he called five new initiatives to strengthen the links between that country and the United States.

Bush praised the visiting head of Afghanistan's interim government, Hamid Karzai, as a man of "honor, courage and skill helping to build a new and democratic Afghanistan."

"That journey to democracy and peace deserves the support and respect of every nation," he said at a Rose Garden news conference after a meeting with Karzai, "because free nations do not breed the ideology of terror."

"Coalition forces, including many brave Afghans, have brought America, Afghanistan and the world its first victory in the war on terror," the president said. "Afghanistan is no longer a terrorist factory sending thousands of killers into the world."

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What next? We've seen what Mission Accomplished meant for Iraq

[silverweb]

1. Is that like "Mission Accomplished?"

Yeah. Right.

[Moloch]

2. I say "Good"

Obviously, * can not claim victory in Afghanistan. This will just go to show America and the rest of the world how hopelessly out of touch with reality * is..

[opihimoimoi]

3. Bush forgot we got them terrorists too, the home grown kine.

Terry and Tim? those guys who did the Oklahoma thing?

Rudolph? that nutcase who bombed clinics?

The Unibomber?

etc etc etc

Bush is so hungry for some pos news he gatta go and fabricate them. What a LOSER.

[DieboldMustDie]

8. The rest of the world already knows...

how hopelessly out of touch with reality * is; most Americans only know what the corporate media tell them. :cry:

[izzie]

4. What is with that TV show with Bush?

I saw part of it and He seemed mad as hell at the reporters. And he never talks like he knows what he is doing.

[the Kelly Gang]

5. wonder if the Taliban and War Lords agree

[punpirate]

6. "Russians laughing hysterically...." n/t

[drfemoe]

7. "because free nations do not breed the ideology of terror."

what to make of that?

[KissMyAsscroft]

9. Karzai came out of the bunker long enough to appear with Bush?

?

[radfringe]

10. Victory in Afghanistan?

yeah, right...guess, bush* needs something else to "mis-lead" about and be able to put a point in the "win" column on his "scorecard"

we went into Afghanistan to "GIT BIN-LADEN" (remember him?) -- not to topple to Taliban and change the "gummint"

meanwhile, "crashcart" cheney is still lying about Saddam - Al-Qaeda connection even though this was flipped-flopped by bush* last year

sounds to me like this whole mis-administration is a few french fries short of a happy meal --- (oops - a few freedom fries... oops again.. a few 'fresh vegetables' short... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=2027&e=5&u=/chitribts/20040615/ts_chicagotrib/callingfriesfreshveggieshalfbakedcriticsargue )

[AgadorSparticus]

11. "victory" is just not the same without the big banner and flight suit,

dontcha think? not even a plastic turkey this time. maybe he'll dress up and play president for us on this great occasion.

[Leprechan29]

12. I was partial to the real turkey

That one seemed to know that what it was biting at was either fake or exaggerated. I wish I had the picture, but alas I don't...

[seabeyond]

13. not that there is any news anymore, i thought taliban reorganized

and are back in almost fullforce. and that is victory how, along with not having obl