Obama Visits Baghdad

[guido911]

Good for him on this one:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090407/pl_nm/us_iraq_obama

[Hawkins]

I thought his visit to Turkey was a good idea, as well.

Tensions have been strained with them, both from the Iraq invasion, and the more recent Israeli war crimes accusations during the Gaza operations.

Turkey is a key NATO ally. For many years they maintained a large standing army and were the first line of defense to the middle-east during the cold war.

Kennedy used them to bargain our way out of WW III during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

And all the right-wing rapturists should take note that Turkey still stands in the way of "the Bear" and Israel.

[we vs us]

I thought his visit to Turkey was a good idea, as well.

Tensions have been strained with them, both from the Iraq invasion, and the more recent Israeli war crimes accusations during the Gaza operations.

Turkey is a key NATO ally. For many years they maintained a large standing army and were the first line of defense to the middle-east during the cold war.

Kennedy used them to bargain our way out of WW III during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

And all the right-wing rapturists should take note that Turkey still stands in the way of "the Bear" and Israel.

They're also the only major secular power that has a majority of muslim citizens.  They have their issues but they also stand as a great example of how Islam can function within a democratic society.

[joiei]

Good for him on this one:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090407/pl_nm/us_iraq_obama

I think I need to get my eyes checked,  it appears that "G" said something nondefaming about the President of the United States of America.

[Hoss]

I think I need to get my eyes checked,  it appears that "G" said something nondefaming about the President of the United States of America.

He might be trying to be 'fair and balanced'.

Hardeeharhar...