Seriously? Sarah Palin Calls Afghanistan 'Our Neighboring Country'

She made the geography flub while speaking to supporters

By U.S. News Staff

October 6, 2008 RSS Feed Print

"They [U.S. soldiers] are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan."

—Sarah Palin, speaking to supporters at a fundraising event in San Francisco

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wow i guess the chosen is far better since he just causes divisionof race and class. he also has lost the respect for the USA that other countries had this left leaning story needs a video to prove it is true

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our neighbor?? Rtard

snow of CA 9:53PM October 07, 2009

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