Debunking a false Republican talking point on Afghanistan

One of the McCain campaign’s attacks is that the Senate committee that Obama chairs has yet to hold a hearing dealing with Afghanistan since he became chairman nearly two years ago.

Well, that is true. Here are a few other truths that McCain and his attack dogs conveniently leave out on the subject:

• Obama chairs the Subcommittee on European Affairs


• The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where such hearings belong, has had such hearings on NATO’s mission in Afghanistan


• Afghanistan is in Asia, not Europe (By the way John, as long as we’re giving you a geography lesson, you can stop talking about Czechoslovakia. It broke into Slovakia and the Czeck Republic over 15 years ago. Try to keep up with current events, please.)

While they’re at it, why don’t they attack Obama for the European Affairs committee not holding hearings on North Korea, offshore oil drilling, tax breaks for the rich, or privatizing Medicare and Social Security. I can only guess they got tired of attacking Michelle Obama and wanted to start attacking on issues, but couldn’t find one and had to make one up.