Travels of The Messiah; Obama in the Holy Land - The Gospel According to Gerard Baker

[OldTigerCub]

In today's issue of the Times Online, Gerard Baker takes a good natured jab at the campaign trip by Barack Obama to the Middle East and Europe.

And so it was, in the fullness of time, before the harvest month of the appointed year, the Child ventured forth - for the first time - to bring the light unto all the world.

He travelled fleet of foot and light of camel, with a small retinue that consisted only of his loyal disciples from the tribe of the Media. He ventured first to the land of the Hindu Kush, where the

Taleban had harboured the viper of al-Qaeda in their bosom, raining terror on all the world.

And the Child spake and the tribes of Nato immediately loosed the Caveats that had previously bound them. And in the great battle that ensued the forces of the light were triumphant. For as long as the Child stood with his arms raised aloft, the enemy suffered great blows and the threat of terror was no more.

From there he went forth to Mesopotamia where he was received by the great ruler al-Maliki, and al-Maliki spake unto him and blessed his Sixteen Month Troop Withdrawal Plan even as the imperial warrior Petraeus tried to destroy it.

Although it is clearly satire, I think that some may find a grain of truth in it. I am personally neither supporting nor opposing Obama at this point, but I did find this piece rather humorous and just had to share it.

Edit: Rats! I see that this was brought up in another thread....

 

[moon1969]

Well Obama is not god but Obama understands more then McCain. If McCain wins USA will lose in Afghanistan like the Soviet Union did and history will repeat itself.