Frist retreated from visiting a hospital where Taliban were being treated

[ProSense]

Behind the NATO facade, the Taliban leave their mark

by Selim Saheb Ettaba Wed Oct 4, 3:58 AM ET

QALAT, Afghanistan (AFP) - A cruel surprise awaited the two US senators in Qalat: the US army had cancelled their visit to a hospital because injured Taliban fighters were there.

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"If people know that the majority leader of the United States Senate was dropping in and that there were people there who had been fighting it would not necessarily be safe for my delegation," added Frist, a potential presidential candidate.

Lieutenant-Colonel Chris Scharenbrock, a medical officer for Zabul's Provincial Reconstruction Team, explained: "At that hospital today there happened to be a Taliban commander" along with one or more of his wounded men.

Armed Taliban fighters had burst into the hospital, according to a US source in Qalat, explaining why, in a rare incident, the fighters were treated at the hospital.

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The hospital, built by the United Arab Emirates at a cost of 6.5 million dollars, has 19 surgeons and functions largely due to American subsidies.

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Despite the millions of dollars invested in this province of 250,000 to 365,000 inhabitants -- including 128.9 million in American aid -- the Taliban manage to exploit the achievements of the international community, as seen at the hospital.

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"The hospital...functions largely due to American subsidies."

The “Retreatican Party?”

[central scrutinizer]

1. He doesn't need to be there in person

He can do diagnoses by videotape - ask Terry Schiavo

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Frist has also somehow or other pissed off the religiously insane

Richard Viguerie was on Ed Shultz's show yesterday. Ed asked him about his choice for president in 08. Viguerie said Coburn from OK. Ed asked him about Frist. Viguerie was emphatically opposed. I was surprised. The conversation moved on to something else and I never got the 'why'. Just the 'what' .... which is that Frist is out of luck with his only real hope for any level of support.