Obama Mixes up Iraq & Afghanistan Conflicts During Live YouTube Interview
- Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:21am by
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From CNN:
President Barack Obama experienced a rare speaking stumble Thursday, mixing up Iraq and Afghanistan when responding in a YouTube interview to questions challenging the wars in those countries.
The president twice referred to Afghanistan when clearly talking about the situation in Iraq.
He said that the United States would withdraw all combat troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011 and that combat operations there had ended, which actually describes the situation and policy for Iraq.
It was unclear whether Obama realized his mistake. He then correctly stated the situation in Afghanistan, saying the United States would start withdrawing some forces beginning in July, with the goal of handing over full security responsibilities to the Afghan government in 2014.
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TAKEITBACK
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 7:00amGot prompter?
Report Post »daddy warbucks
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:57am“RARE speaking stumble” ?????????
Google Obama speaking stumbles for a little reiminder.
Here’s one:
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hogtrashhd
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:46amNow there”s the smartest man in the room.. come on this dude is a total idiot..
Report Post »EnlightenedinGA
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:25amHey I wonder if the left will go ape over this the way they do every time Sarah Palin misspeaks. Wait for it………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:19amAfganistan and Iraq won’t matter in a couple of years as the coming financial collapse will be top of mind.
Report Post »http://guerillatics.com
denofcubs
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:14amToo bad I missed that interview – what an AH he is,,,whew we have to get rid of him
Report Post »benrush
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:07amDupes,
Dupes: How Americas Adversaries Have Manipulated Progressives for a Century
Report Post »By: Paul Kengor
patriot 2008
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:58amMr. 57 states, spread the wealth, punish with a baby, and the hits just keep on coming. This guy is a complete moron. Laughing stock around the world, they know he is weak, heck, reid and pelosi have no respect for this guy unless he is going along with their agenda. his wife, forget about it, she is another one who has no respect for this weak boy-child who wants to play in a grown up world.
Report Post »Before you haters say I’m being racist, I’m an American with minority great grandparents, so yes, political correct freaks would have me hyphenate my name but my children and I refuse to divide our country, so we are Americans, thanks for playing!!!!
God Bless America
mcpbob
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:41amwhen your answering questions like that and not reading off a teleprompter you actually have to know what your talking about… OBAMA HAS NO CLUE
Report Post »LosersontheLeft.com
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:40amHe also confuses what he is.
He is supposed to be the President of the United States of America but sadly he is just another country ruining progressive liberal.
Report Post »Living In NYC
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:08amGee..“Share the Wealth”, “Fifty-Seven State“ and ”Shovel Ready Jobs” +“No Handlers” and “NoTeleprompter” = President Boob
Report Post »Bob1943
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:58amObama will be forgiven for this, whereas Sarah Palin or any other conservative, (OK, not as viciously as Palin), will be mocked, criticized, called an idiot and worse. What is it about Obama that gives him such power over the media, Congress and the “gullibles” in America?
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:10amGood Question – His power over the media & Congress comes from cronyism, i.e. his willingness to play Progressive games with other people’s money. He wants to raise a billion dollars for his re-election but if elected he will do again what he did the last two years – spending trillions of our dollars to repay those who got him elected the first time… only it‘s no longer just the taxpayer’s money any more – it‘s our childrens’, grandchildrens‘ and great grandchildrens’ money he’s spending to keep the Mainstream media and the Democrats in power by pandering to Union leaders, government employees, minorities, foreigners, etc.
Report Post »nptden
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:45amDon’t you get it…‘Democracy’ is now the key word for when commie revolutionaries are going to take over countries like Syria, Egypt and Tunesia. This way commie Obama and Hillary can say they support them…Clever….I mean who can be against ‘Democracy’…and of course they blame Bush for those people being stirred up…Isreal should bomb Iran now.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:37amCommie revolutionaries are not taking over Egypt. Egypt is a dictatorship, which routinely sees unhidden state sponsored murder and torture.
Report Post »questionwithboldness
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:28amon another note, is Obama’s words about police “they acted stupidly” and his chummy relationship w/Ayers causing an increase in police shootings?
Report Post »WAR PIGS CRAWLING
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:51am@?w/boldness…Nope…move along…nothing to see here.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:44am.
Report Post »He must be geographically challenged… He said there were 57 states and
he has a problem confusing Hawaii with Kenya…
WAR PIGS CRAWLING
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:48am@ ENUFF…..That’s funny….LMAO….Thanks
Report Post »tbear44
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:29amAnd: New Pennsylvania.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:28amHey! At least he didn’t say those things in Austrian…er um…I mean German.
Report Post »Echad
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:30amIf Sarah Palin had made that kind of mistake all of the lamestreet media would be crying out see how stupid she is. But with Obama it’s just a small mistake. He’s an intellectual you know.
Report Post »BoilitDown
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:21amSorry, I can’t get behind criticizing Obama on this. It could happen to anyone and especially someone being pressured from all sides like he is right now. I’m speaking as one who is helping put that pressure on.
Report Post »EnlightenedinGA
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:37amIt wouldn‘t even be worth a comment if the left didn’t go after Sarah Palin every time she misspeaks. THAT‘s why it’s funny.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:46amNot just Palin, they paint anybody who is not a Progressive as some kind of addle brained simpleton, and they do it regularly and with truck loads of sneering, mocking and condescension.
Report Post »Bigliardi
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:48amThe controversy is not simply that he misspoke…..It is that the msm continually gives him a pass, no matter how egregious his slips are, while they ridiculed George Bush for the same kinds of things….And who can ever forget the msm’s total destruction of Dan Quayle when he added an e to the end of potato….Biden and Obama do things worse than that every day, but you will never hear about it in the msm….
Report Post »tmmc18
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:20amAhhh yes… the true intellect (or lack of) comes out when the teleprompter is absent.
Report Post »Ponyexpress
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:19amAnd we were told Bush was stupid?
Report Post »Ponyexpress
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:18amWhy do “respectful pundits” keep referring to this moron as intelligent?
Report Post »He has less realworld experience than a 10 year old selling lemonade on the street corner.
His answer to world competitiveness is solar shingles, windmills and high speed rail. ! What is more scary is that no one in congress calls him on it…and very few in the media.
pamela kay
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:10amPlease tell me that I will awake from this American nightmare and peacefully resume my sleep to the American dream. Is this another one of those moments that Sarah was referring to? I would say pinch me I can’t believe this is real, but I feel like I am being nudged, no, more like shoved into the reality of our presidents transformation of America. As my grandson used to say to me, “I can’t like it”.
Report Post »davecoolworld
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:00amHe and his cronies are trying to create hell on earth. He literally has no idea what it all means.
Report Post »ANTISOCIAL-IST
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:14amhe knows. he was recruited solely for this purpose: destruction of u.s.a. no way for nwo creepies to execute their plan with freedom in the way.
Report Post »tax, tax, regulation, tax, tax, regulation, and so it goes. take all our money and control us through laws – fastest way to get freedom out of the way.
GBMBulletsSKNRD
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:59amI will bet that not one MSMoron outlet will air this.
Report Post »Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:56amYah!– Well ask him about this weeks radical Islam takeovers in 3 (THREE) Middle Eastern Countries, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria (result of his ‘imam’ taxpayer funded visit?)
ASK HIM about his Democrat colleagues going on Al Jazeera and painting The United States as bigoted racists!
IF someone said anything like that about Muslims anywhere obama would have a fit. The Lamestream would go insane.
This is something so unspeakably evil and Obama is silent on all of it!
The fish rots head first and the stench coming from the whitehouse is unbearable
Report Post »RobertCA
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:08amSyria still has the same regime Anti America & Pro Iran & Pro Muslim terrorists .
Report Post »Lebanon lost it’s Pro Western Government to A Pro Hezbollah government (soon to be formed)
Egypt is on the edge .
Tunis lost their regime .
in all , the region is falling in the Iranians & Syrians hands .
As a reward Obama re-appointed a new ambassador to Syria .
cheezwhiz
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:53amRobertCA
Syria still has the same regime Anti America & Pro Iran & Pro Muslim terrorists
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Syria ?
Report Post »Would that be the same Syria which Nazi Policei visited with her hijab and that muslim from MN Keith Ellison as soon as she got her fancy plane in 2007, when GWB was prez ?
I’m sure its just a coincidence.
Just as Hussain never uttered a word supporting those young protesters , who were killed by the mullahs of Iran.
RobertCA
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 2:43amThat’s him alright .
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:05amIt was unclear whether Obama realized his mistake.
Report Post »——————-
Why should he ?
Both Afghanistan and Iraq are Bush’s fault , donchano ?
GONESURFING
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:16amHe says the right things at times, but don’t be fooled.
Report Post »silentwatcher
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:17amgive him a break,,,,he just forgot what his wife told him to say.
Report Post »jbl8199
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:24amWhy do you think he uses a teleprompter all the time.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:31amHe’s still recovering from that grueling state dinner.
Report Post »Intellectual Honesty
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 3:43amThis gaffe is a story? I realize the temptation of trying to get even for people making fun of W’s inability to speak, but really guys, the score is still something like 4,878 to 9. A different game will be much more effective, stories like this only serve as a reminder as to how truly incoherent W was. Thou doth protest too much…
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:00am.
Obama (the ‘constitutional scholar’) also gets mixed up about a ‘representative republic’ and a democracy… but so does most of Congress. They all seem to think that just because they were elected to be ‘representatives’ that we gave them absolute unrestrained authority to pass any bill or tax they choose.
They swore an oath to be legally bound by our Constitution but they don’t seem to know that the word “democracy” never appears anywhere in any of our founding documents (nor in any of the 50 states’ constitutions for that matter). They act as though a simple majority can overrule the constitution any time they choose to. There should be some minimum standards before allowing them to take office – no matter who elected them. Their votes affect all of us so it’s insane that we allow these idiots to make laws just because the people of Detroit or San Francisco elected them as their representatives. At least give them some basic training in how our system works first.
Report Post »roguetea
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 4:55amrogue, Truth Enlivens America
Yea, well, I am not all that sure how rare his speaking gaffs are. It just depends how you count them. If you count his flip flops, false accusation, shameful apologies, miss-characterizations, political gaming, climate fantasies, dodges to be pro-American, bows, miss-salutes, excessive spending advocacy, class warfare rhetoric, waiver waving, green illusions, pro-Europe and socialism while anti dollar and capitalism, etc, etc, etc…in short the opening of his mouth, his so called gifted intellect regularly stumbles all over common sense, civility and good governing. But then it just depends how you count it all up. Obviously, we cannot count on his words… however, there comes a day when he will be counted again, by we who do count.
In some manner, I shall miss him. He has been better for America than McCain… in the long run. Likely, McCain would have never enraged the tea party, the elevation of America’s best. Some medicine is bitter and hard to swallow but it is better than slowly slipping into a mindless stupor of no recovery. I think I lack vision for where our recovery will lead. Recovery has begun, but the weariness of a severe illness still clouds the better days that we make for ourselves and our children. Stay the course, your course of course, not his.
Report Post »tea party, Own 11, ROGUE ON
Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:29amIntellectual Honesty – Yeah right, keep trying idiot.
Report Post »FreeToGovern
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 5:39amThis is NOT a story about President Obama, its a story about how the media reports it.
Report Post »Note it is from CNN: “President Barack Obama experienced a rare speaking stumble Thursday…“ Is the word ”rare” really needed?
tower7femacamp
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:26amOf course Every non black person knows this Man is an fake
Report Post »with a low IQ.
grandmaof5
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:32amThe reason he won‘t release his grades if because he isn’t all that bright. He just has smart progressives all around him.
Report Post »EnlightenedinGA
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:35amlol!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 6:44amTelepromters don’t work in real time….and he is as dumb as a bag of hammers.
Sorry to insult the bag of hammers…
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 7:34amMaybe we can make Iraq and Afghanistan our 58th and 59th states.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:03amHe is just the smartest King we have ever had. I get a gush of wetness going down my leg every time I hear him speak. It is really irritating because I laugh so hard at his lies I pee myself.
Report Post »lobster
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 8:20amLike “57 states”, forgeting “creator”, leaving off “for the people” in Eygpt. This man knows not from whence he speaks. Thus the requirement for the teleprompter.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:52amlobster, respectfully, I don’t thing he “forgot” creator. The uniformed masses who don’t know better will assume these rights came from government, and won’t question it when government takes away the rights. Big government, particularly Communism, have always minimized God for this and similar reasons.
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 9:53amgrandmaof5, and a teleprompter.
Report Post »ANTISOCIAL-IST
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:07am“intellectual honesty”: i thought this was a story about the arrogant-in-chief and how, um, brilliant he is. what does “W” have to do with this. oh, i know, it‘s that ol’ dirty trick you libturds always use: PROJECTION! now, please, come give me one of your history lessons. typical.
Report Post »it’s sarah. no, it bush. no, it’s beck. no, it’s limbaugh. no, it’s the tea party. get a grip!
Curator_JDR
Posted on January 28, 2011 at 11:29amWhat does Obama know except he loves the sound of the Islamic call to prayer as he has said? So long as Obama gets his money and the “ruling classes” can divide spheres of influence with the Islamic world (oil money), then we well have a peaceful one world order.
Of course, they underestimate islamists. Thugs are only in it for the money.That is their religion.
Watch renowned artist Marc Rubin destroy his presidential portrait of Obama in a humorous and ironic video called “Catharsis” from 2009.
http://www.marcrubin.com/obama.ivnu
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