Bush's bravado in Afghanistan

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Bush's Afghan visit brings reminders of terror war setbacks, including bin Laden freedom

WASHINGTON (AP) -- What should have been a triumphant moment for President Bush in Afghanistan also served as a vivid reminder of setbacks in his war against terrorism. His visit came at a time of increasing violence and drug trafficking in the country. And Osama bin Laden remains at large, more than four years after Bush demanded his capture, "dead or alive."

Bush, who likes to salute Afghanistan as a beacon for emerging democracies, had to confront that reality at a news conference in Kabul on Wednesday when two of the four questions put to him and Afghan President Hamid Karzai dealt with the fugitive architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

"I am confident he will be brought to justice," Bush said with a bravado not shared by many military analysts. Bush suggested the issue was "not a matter of if ... but when."

"The problem is, the longer this goes on, the harder it becomes," said Kurt Campbell, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Asia and the Pacific. "The worst truth is that bin Laden is welcomed in much of Pakistan, and can hide out and be protected by the local community with something close to impunity," he said.

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[dogday]

1. Not Pakistan, they are our friends in the war on terra, right?

yeah, right......

[Jack from Charlotte]

2. Did he dress up in any costumes for this visit? Flight suit? .....

Cowboy outfit? How about an Indian Chief costume like Chief Hayaka? He's going to India, afterall. The wing nuts eat that stuff up remember. Who could forget Gordan Liddy and the other morons going ape shit over the idiot in the flight suit?