Palin declares victory in Iraq.

[AlCzervik]

By Howard Kurtz
Sarah Palin, describing the need for more troops in Afghanistan, said the United States has achieved "victory" in Iraq.

In an interview with CBS's Katie Couric, the second part of which airs tonight, the Alaska governor pointed to logistical problems in battling the Taliban: "Things like the terrain even in Afghanistan and that border between Pakistan and Afghanistan, where, you know, we believe that -- Bin Laden is -- is hiding out right now and . . . and is still such a leader of this terrorist movement. There . . . there are many more challenges there. So, again, I believe that . . . a surge in Afghanistan also will lead us to victory there as it has proven to have done in Iraq. And as I say, Katie, that we cannot afford to retreat, to withdraw in Iraq."

The vice presidential nominee might have misspoken in an attempt to say that President Bush's military surge in Iraq has been a success, but she did not qualify her remarks.

with vid

not satire

edited to add--the vid has the comments about Russia but the text of the article has the comments about Iraq.

[Marrah_G]

1. Her answers make my head hurt

We won but we can't afford to withdraw..................

[AlCzervik]

3. i thought the comments about Russia were bad until i read the ones about Iraq.

[Aloha Spirit]

6. Then there's the difficulty of surging in Afghanistan without drawing down troops in Iraq.

[terrya]

2. It is a moral imperative to keep this woman as far away from the White House as possible.

[NewJeffCT]

4. I could swear that Bush declared victory in Afghanistan in 2004

right around this time, I think.

[AzDar]

5. She's Bush in a beehive.....

:puke:

[ronnykmarshall]

7. It's a TRAMP!

[EstimatedProphet]

9. Ha!

[dennis4868]

8. At least Iraq has no...

electoral votes....