REMARKABLE – QUOTE OF THE DAY – AT 12:20 P.M. ET:   The Afghan ambassador to the United States, Dr. Hamdullah Mohib, recently invited to dinner a number of American Gold Star widows who'd lost husbands in Afghanistan.  It was a superb gesture. 

What was also superb was the ambassador's comments on the differences between Presidents Obama and Trump.  This is how he put it, from Independent Journal Review: 

"I've personally met with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago and the president has had two phone conversations with President Ghani [The president of Afghanistan]. One call was after he won the election and one after [Trump] became president. Before the calls, we were advised to keep conversations short because, we were told, Trump will not be interested in the details of the call and does not have a long attention span, so it would be pointless to have a long call.

However, we were pleasantly surprised at how much time President Trump spent asking very informed questions. The first time the presidents spoke, the questions Trump asked impressed us. “How can you win in this fight [against terrorism]?” he asked. “What do you need to become financially independent?” and “How can American business invest in Afghanistan? How can we develop businesses and mining in your country?”

Trump would listen intently after each question, often asking follow-ups. Trump's second call with our president was even longer than the first. Asking these types of questions for our country is something the Obama administration never did. The Obama administration was the most academic administration we have ever had to deal with but the Trump administration has been the most thoughtful and intelligent.

Trump continually asked “How can you win? What does Afghanistan need to win?” in reference to our fight with terrorism. Trump wants to win. Sincerely. All the Obama administration wanted to do was not lose.

COMMENT:  Read the rest.  You'll be taken by the openness of the ambassador and the sharpness of his comments.

But Obama was protected by a leftist press.  Trump is not. 

March 14, 2017