Cheney Has a Blast in Afghanistan
Bomb within earshot of Cheney kills 23
By ALISA TANG, Associated Press Writer
In what the Taliban claimed was an assassination attempt, a suicide bomber attacked the main gate of a U.S. military base Tuesday within earshot of Vice President Dick Cheney. The explosion killed 23 people, including two Americans, and delivered a propaganda blow that undercut the U.S. military and the weak Afghan government it supports.
The bomber struck about 10 a.m., and U.S. military officials declared a "red alert" at the sprawling Bagram Air Base while Cheney was rushed to a bomb shelter. Cheney, who had been stranded at the base overnight by a snowstorm, met with President Hamid Karzai in the capital before heading back to the United States via the Gulf state of Oman.
"I heard a loud boom," Cheney told reporters aboard Air Force Two en route to Oman. "The Secret Service came in and told me there had been an attack on the main gate."
I don't see what all the panic was about. Cheney made it a point to bring his lucky shotgun with him on the trip. Clearly there was no need to rush him to a bomb shelter. How terribly emasculating for this great warrior.
Harry Whittington, who was invited on the excursion to Afghanistan, declined the invitation, claiming that his "face still hurts".
posted by PTCruiser @ 10:54 PM
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LOL, the right is angry that many are unhappy that the idiots missed him!
When I read the headlines that Cheney was OK, I thought, "That man has never been ok in my book." I do think it's funny that Dickie was going on and on about how stable it is over there.
My first thought was wondering how they could've missed him (but I really have no idea at what point a suicide bomber decides it's time to blow). Then my husband pointed out that even beyond the many thousands that have died due to his actions, now these (23?) are dead due his personal presence. Now I wonder if that thought has dented his armor-plated hide? ~~ D.K.
I very much doubt it, D.K. An egomaniac like that only cares about one thing. Right now he's thinking how lucky he was to have that human shield of 23 between him and the bomb.
yep, Afghanistan is under our control alright
i normally don't like the host of this show but this is an excellent one minute section about cheney
http://tinyurl.com/26prdv
We are doing a splendid job of turning the ant nest over and stirring them up with a stick. How many more fundamentalists justify their violence because of our violence??
First thought that came into my head when I heard about this was, if at first you don't succeed............
I think the media is lying....... Rumor has it Cheney recived a fatal head wound but survived, just like it says the Antichrist would in the bible.
Dick, one would think, after such a close call on his own demise would see things a bit differently. But that would mean seeing things realistically. So, instead, we get the same old song and tap.
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