The Missiah is in Afghanistan, ready for his photo ops

Senator Barack Obama arrived in Afghanistan early Saturday morning, opening his first overseas trip as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, to meet with American commanders there and later in Iraq to receive an on-the-ground assessment of military operations in the two major U.S. war zones.

Mr. Obama touched down in Kabul about 11:45 a.m., according to a pool report released by his aides. In addition to attending briefings with military leaders, he hoped to meet with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan before flying to Iraq later in the weekend.

That’s interesting. He hopes to meet with Karzai. I wonder if Karzai hopes to meet with Obama?

His trip was cloaked in secrecy, which advisers said was due to security concerns set forth by the Secret Service. His whereabouts have been unknown since he departed Chicago. He left Andrews Air Force Base near Washington on Thursday afternoon, according to a pool report, and turned up in Afghanistan on Saturday.

Hey, that sounds pretty much like his actual policy and political viewpoints, which, while we sort of know them, are being shrouded in bloviation and the Memory Hole.

On the positive side for Barry, there are no reporters with him (supposedly), and he says he is not there to undermine President Bush, he is just there as a Senator.

I wonder how long that will last?

Now, we wait for the soundbites and stories that should show up shortly where Obama will deliver his message of hope, change, and how Bush has screwed everything up in Afghanistan.

BTW, the above photo accompanied the Yahoo News storyabout Obama in Afghanistan, in the pictures section. Messiah!