On Feb 28, 2008, at 1:50 PM, Kristyne McDaniel wrote:
> Obama is the chairman of the subcommittee that has oversight over the
> conflict in Afghanistan. He has been chairman since January of 2007,
> and has
> not held any congressional hearings on Afghanistan because he is too
> busy
> running for president.
Sorry, Kris, I know you want to believe this really badly, but it
just ain't true.
Obama is the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's
*sub*committee on Europe. The SFRC has been very active, being led by
John Kerry and Joe Biden, and has held several meetings.
The implication that America is adrift in Afghanistan because of
Obama is ludicrous. If you are actually interested in reality rather
than cheap shots, read the piece on this on the Daily Kos:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/2/27/10645/7336/820/464968
( -or- http://tinyurl.com/yo9ylf )
Excerpt: "Would it have made sense for Obama, with staffers who are
expert on Europe, to have held hearing on this because NATO is there?
It would have been showboating for Obama to call hearings on this when
the two strongest Democratic Foreign policy experts are working very
hard on the issue. HRC is insulting the SFRC, which looks like it is
doing a good job holding hearings on this. Additionally, she is
insulting Senators Kerry, Biden and Hagel, who are working very
seriously on this issue."
-- Ed Leafe
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