https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2009/09/30/is-obama-serious-about-afghanistan/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 07:21:34 -0400<![CDATA[You don&#8217;t have to be a &#8220;CSI&#8221; investigator to see that Gibbs wasn&#8217;t going to leave a trace of evidence on this one. It was a simple query: Would Obama also say that the United States will hang tough until the job is done? The press secretary, though, fended it off. And later in the briefing, he commented, &#8220;We cannot stay there forever.&#8221; That is not the Rasmussen position. That means the leaders of the two key forces in Afghanistan cannot agree on their respective dedication to the mission. Sounds awkward.]]>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:20:46 -0400<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2009/09/30/is-obama-serious-about-afghanistan-n70906