IT'S FUN, BUT IT ISN'T IMPORTANT:

Just In: Key Obama speech excerpts released (CNN: Political Ticker, December 1st, 2009)

Because this is an international effort, I have asked that our commitment be joined by contributions from our allies. Some have already provided additional troops, and we are confident that there will be further contributions in the days and weeks ahead. Our friends have fought and bled and died alongside us in Afghanistan. Now, we must come together to end this war successfully. For what's at stake is not simply a test of NATO's credibility – what's at stake is the security of our Allies, and the common security of the world.

The guy doesn't seem very smart, but hopefully even he doesn't believe that the permanent tribal kerfuffles in Afghanistan and Pakistan matter to anyone's security.

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 1, 2009 7:16 PM