CNN.com - Bush makes first Afghan visit - Mar 1, 2006

CNN.com - Bush makes�first Afghan visit - Mar 1, 2006

While congratulating the Afghan people in their quest for democracy, Bush said, "People all over the world are watching the experience here in Afghanistan. I hope that the people of Afghanistan understand that as democracy takes hold, you're inspiring others." Unfortunately this is not entirely true, at least in the U.S.. I recall at the time looking all over the place and having huge difficulty finding anything about Afghan vote results in the msm. It was quite discouraging that the media didn't feel it garnered any attention. As with most success, especially if Bush was/is pushing for it, it cannot be touted by the press. That and there weren't mass deaths, so the msm doesn't care.

"This was Bush's first trip to Afghanistan, where an October 2001 U.S. invasion eventually toppled the Taliban regime that had harbored bin Laden and allowed terrorist training camps on its soil." And the first visit from a U.S. president since Eisenhower!!!

I'm probably late in mentioning this as I don't spend much if any time browsing left leaning blogs (unless I want to be yelled at, for that I'll go back in the infantry); when are we going to start hearing about the comparisons to the "flight suit?"