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Hillary Clinton Drops in On Karzai Inauguration for Stern Pep Talk

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11/18/09

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made an unexpected visit to Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday for the inauguration of president Hamid Karzai, who recently won re-election in a contentious vote, the New York Times reports. The visit was meant to be a sign of U.S. support for Karzai's government, but Clinton said she planned to press the Afghan leader to take a stronger stance toward corruption in his ranks.

"We are asking that they follow through on much of what they previously said, including putting together a credible anti-corruption governmental entity," Clinton told reporters who had traveled with her from Bejing. "They've done some work on that, but in our view, not nearly enough to demonstrate a seriousness of purpose to tackle corruption ... We obviously think it has an impact on the quality and capacity of governance."

Clinton said that the inauguration provided a "window of opportunity" for Karzai to "make a new compact with the people of Afghanistan" and to create a more accountable government. She said the United States' relationship with Karzai was "not a one-sided negative story," and said she realized that it has been frustrating and costly for him to take on corruption among his own advisors.

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4:34PM Nov 18th 2009

Hi...We don't have to threaten people just make sure when we are in a fight not to pussyfoot around...Lets just get the job done with overwhelming power and then leave. These extended conflicts tell our friends and enemies alike that we are week and non committed to do what we say we will.

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5:18PM Nov 18th 2009

Goppy -

You think Republicans are the only ones that invent threats? How about moving our missile defence strategy away from the USSR and China who have 5,000 combined nukes aimed at US to focus on a nuclear threat from Iran, whom The Big O said he is commited to not allowing to gain nuclear capabilities.

The Big O is either trying to buy Russian/Chinese support [which he will not likely get] or he is going to allow Iran to get nukes or worse he was simply trying to save some bucks for his aggressive Liberal domestic agenda, which is a very real threat to WE The People.

How about the invented threat that Republicans want people to die quickly if they get sick? Or for years how the elderly were scared into believing that Rs would take away their social security? Republicans havn't exactly cornered the market on 'invented' threats.

The Only reason I would be embarrassed to leave the 'Modern' Republican Party is if I 'left' it to become a 'Modern' Democrat. You, Goppy, did that with no shame. That's embarrassing.

Republicans and Democrats are exactly the same. The two party system is a hoax. Notice how Political Cycles are shifted from Democrat to Republican and back again to Democrats and yet, overall, not much changes for the masses, very few long timers in congress get the boot and the extremely wealth win ALL THE TIME. I believe these shifts are intentional.

WE The People have to get a grip; at the core Republicans and Democrats are a Single Super Party that serve interest that are other than those of WE The People. If you chose one side by defending the other then you don't see the problem WE face - A continual fleecing by the elite of the elite and they yse our own infighting to accomplish git 'er dun!

Know OUR common enemy. Know how THEY operate, but more importantly learn how WE The People can stop THEM. WE The People do not have to agree with any politician; WE can make our politicians agree with US! WE are more powerful than WE could possibly imagine and THEY know it. WE just allow THEM to divide US against OURselves with the greatest hoax of all -- the Two Party System.

Divided WE lose, but if WE unite, then THEY don't stand a chance in hell ... and THEY know it and THEY fear that WE will figure it out.

OUR common enemy is Stealthy, but you can see what THEY do to US:

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ccullari

4:18PM Nov 18th 2009

I hope there were no snipers shooting at Hillary when she landed in Afghanistan.

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libslie0066

12:13AM Nov 19th 2009

If you want to get some idea about why so many people call this President a Muslim, and not a Christian, then visit this website and watch the video. And we wonder why he seems to be hiding and downplaying anything negative about the Muslim Islamics regardless of the event or issue, like Fort Hood, and Guantanimo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCAffMSWSzY.

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libslie0066

12:16AM Nov 19th 2009

Anyone want to debate the Governments first attempt to limit healthcare to woman? Have you been keeping up to date on the Mammogram issues that came out of the White House? Woman should be outraged.

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