Obama Breakfasts With U.S. Troops
Posted on: Sunday, 20 July 2008, 09:00 CDT
Likely U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama had breakfast with U.S. troops in Afghanistan Sunday before meeting with the the country's president.
Sen. Obama, D-Ill., ate his meal in the mess hall of an American military base in Kabul as he prepared for his first meeting with President Hamid Karzai, whose policies he has criticized in the past, CNN reported.
Obama arrived in eastern Afghanistan Saturday with two other U.S. Senators, Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., and Jack Reed, D-R.I., both of whom have been mentioned as his possible running mates.
Meanwhile, Obama's likely Republican presidential opponent, U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., criticized him for going to Afghanistan with his anti-terrorism policies already decided.
In a time of war, the commander in chief's job doesn't get a learning curve, McCain said Saturday in a radio address.
Source: United Press International
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