Obama Skips Afghanistan on List of Places We're Fighting Al-Qaeda

Obama Skips Afghanistan on List of Places We're Fighting Al-Qaeda: "RUSH: All right, Fort Bragg, let's go to the phones, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, this is Robert, great to have you with us, sir, and hello.

CALLER: Rush, I've been listening to you for 20 years, dittos, and I've tried to get through so many times, it's wonderful to actually be able to speak with you.

RUSH: Thank you, sir, very much.

CALLER: If I may, may I thank the person, whoever it is, that is paying for my subscription to your website? I just got back from Afghanistan and I cannot tell you how important it was for me to be able to get a daily dose of sanity by downloading the podcasts there.

RUSH: That was the Adopt-A-Soldier Program at RushLimbaugh.com. That's great. I'm glad that you were able to be part of the program.

CALLER: It was a lifesaver, I cannot say that enough. What I called about is that having just gotten back from Afghanistan and having served a couple of tours, I know from personal experience that the moment that you do not feel, as an officer and a commander if I don't feel that I have the support and backing of those above me, I start thinking real hard that I may not be doing the right mission or it may be time for me to --

RUSH: You might be doing a smart thing is what you start thinking about.

CALLER: Yeah.

RUSH: Gosh, have I made the right decision? Now, you're not talking about McChrystal. Are you talking about Obama?

CALLER: I'm talking about General McChrystal and his dealings with the administration in general. It feels to me as though they refused to support him, and if they refused to support him, at what point does he no longer support me? It all rolls downhill.

RUSH: I totally understand, and we've had parents of guys like you in Afghanistan worried to death about this. Understand that your buddies are in Afghanistan to help Obama get his health care passed.

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RUSH: We got three sound bites here, Obama at the Counterterrorism Center where he was hunting down Jack Bauer to try to arrest him. Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to get back to your phone calls here el quicko, but you gotta hear these, especially the third sound bite. He goes over there to the National Counterterrorism Center and is speaking to their employees. Listen to the first bite.

OBAMA: I just received an extraordinary briefing from some of your colleagues. Uh, I have to tell you I was surprised to see how young everybody is around here. It is a sign of my age that everybody is starting to look young. Uh, but the capacity and the dedication that's on display, uh, was remarkable. And, look, all of you have some of the most important work, uh, that is done in this country, uh, you're doing it. These big screens I understand, uh, are not just to watch Sports Center.

RUSH: (pause) Yeah, you heard it. The big screens are not just to watch Sports Center. Yes, it's some of the most important work done in the country, and you're doing it. It speaks for itself. Here's the next one."