TooMuchBlue: A great choice for President

Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan, held a press conference at the White House with President Bush today. Quite a few blogs are picking up on his responses to a line of questioning by a notoriously left-leaning AP reporter (but I repeat myself).

Before watching the video, here’s the question asked by Jennifer Loven:

Even after hearing that one of the major conclusions of the National Intelligence Estimate in April was that the Iraq war has fueled terror growth around the world, why have you continued to say that the Iraq war has made this country safer?

Now watch the video. Karzai’s answer is the last segment.

Wow. Afghanistan is fortunate to have this man not only leading but speaking on behalf of his country internationally. If only our President could be this forthcoming and direct when put on the spot. President Bush has done a good job in many situations (standing on the wreckage of the WTC right after 9/11, for instance), but he often seems to overthink his words, to get cute, or gets flustered, as shown in even this video.

In this age of instant news, communication is the cornerstone of any mission: military, political campaign, or running the country.

[via Michelle Malkin]