Monday, June 21, 2010

Assess This

[Ambassador Richard Holbrooke,] visited Marja, a key town, to assess whether the new U.S. counter insurgency strategy is working or falling short.
Taliban gunmen tried to shoot down Holbrooke's V22 Osprey as it approached for a landing, triggering a gunbattle with the insurgents that lasted for about 10 minutes. And a trio of suicide bombers detonated themselves during an attack on the U.S. base as Holbrooke was leaving.

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Afghan police said the explosion was the premature detonation of the bombs of three suicide bombers. They were planning an attack on Afghan officials and Holbrooke, the police said.

  ABC

Do you suppose he "got it?"

Holbrooke shrugged off the attack. "I've been shot at in other countries, a lot of other countries," he said with a laugh.

I guess not.

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