By Pete Souza.
Obama Visits Afghanistan, Will Make Televised Address Tuesday Evening -- The Atlantic
The president makes a surprise visit on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, despite critics who say he's spiking the football.
President Obama has arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, on a surprise trip to sign a strategic agreement with Afghanistan. He will address the nation at 7:30 p.m. EDT from Bagram Air Base on Tuesday evening. In going to Afghanistan on the ninth anniversary of the most notorious example of premature presidential gloating, Obama risks turning the high point of his presidency into a political weapon for his enemies. But it will be how the president conducts himself while in the war zone that will determine if this trip is lumped in with George W. Bush's donning of a flight suit and appearing on an aircraft carrier under a "Mission Accomplished" banner.
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Update: Barack Obama to give major speech during surprise trip to Afghanistan -- The Telegraph
My Comment: I have a dinner engagement tonight, but I will be recaping the speech late tonight.
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