WASHINGTON – Helicopters carrying three senior U.S. senators made emergency landings Thursday in the mountains of Afghanistan because of a snowstorm.
Sens. John Kerry, Joseph Biden and Chuck Hagel were aboard the aircraft. No one was injured, according a statement from Kerry’s office. The senators and their delegation returned to Bagram Air Base in a motor convoy, and have left for Turkey.
“After several hours, the senators were evacuated by American troops and returned overland to Bagram Air Base, and left for their next scheduled stop in Ankara, Turkey,” the Kerry statement said. “Sen. Kerry thanks the American troops, who were terrific as always and who continue to do an incredible job in Afghanistan.”
The lawmakers were on a trip this week that included stops in India, Turkey and Pakistan, where they observed the elections earlier this week.
Kerry and Biden are Democrats from Massachusetts and Delaware, respectively, and the Republican Hagel is from Nebraska.
I am, quite frankly, amazed that they didn’t come under fire from some Taliban war lord, I guess they’re all still hiding out in the caves, waiting for the winter to end, but you know, if they had come under fire, what with Kerry being a war hero and all, I’m pretty sure he’d have taken up a .50cal with a full bandolier and gone all Rambo on the attackers as he saved the entire mission, much like he did somewhere in the Mekong delta back in the day…
Seriously, kudos to our troops for making the extraction and bringing them all back alive and well, our military guys and gals are the very best there is…
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“our military guys and gals are the very best there is…”
Even if we’re talking about fobbit altar boys, I’m pretty sure they are the best the priest ever had…
“Kerry being a war hero and all, I’m pretty sure he’d have taken up a .50cal with a full bandolier and gone all Rambo on the attackers as he saved the entire mission, much like he did somewhere in the Mekong delta back in the day…”
hehehehe……right, I am sure that Kerry’s first priority when he got out of there was to change his underwear.
Kudos to the troops who protected those who don’t return the favor.
I hear Kerry is demanding a Purple Heart.
SOB must have broken a nail…
I thought Kerry’ 2nd and 3rd PHs came from injuries at the ceremony when they pinned the first one on him…