Tag search result
Tip: Clicking on tags in this page allows you to drill further with combined tag search. For example, if you are currently viewing the tag search result page for "health care", clicking on "Kay Hagan" will bring you to a list of contents that are tagged with both "health care" and "Kay Hagan."
Burr returns from Afghanistan visit
Submitted by bniolet on 2009-10-27 13:54
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr returned yesterday from a weekend trip to Afghanistan to meet with foreign leaders, military officials and soldiers.
Burr, a Winston-Salem Republican, sits on both the Senate Armed Services and Select Intelligence committees, Barb Barrett reports. He also is the top GOP member on Veterans Affairs.
He met separately with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai and challenger Abdullah Abdullah, who face a run-off election after widespread problems with the national election that took place this summer. He told both how important a clean run-off is to earn the support of Americans who want to see a legitimate presidency.
"As I told both President Karzai and Dr. Abdullah, the most important outcome of this election is not who wins, but that they both join together with the Afghan people to rid the country of the Taliban’s influence and provide security for the people so that ultimately coalition forces will no longer be needed for protection," Burr said in a letter he wrote to constituents about the trip.
- Login to post comments
