http://twitter.com/#!/DrewMTips/status/197471473705820161

The official reason given for the President’s surprise trip and speech was the details of a new partnership. But we all know why he was really there. Let’s be honest, Obama went all the way to Afghanistan tonight to make sure everybody remembers exactly who it was that gave the order to take out Bin Laden.

As always Twitter provided the best play by play of the speech that you’ll find anywhere.

Obama speaking. Dogs everywhere are glad he's not eatin

— Right Scoop (@trscoop) May 1, 2012

Who wants to bet that Obama will use this Afghanistan speech to campaign? #tcot

— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) May 1, 2012

If the speech was about the troops Id watch. But its all about Obama so Im watching hockey.

— Mary Chastain (@mchastain81) May 1, 2012

"Toll-ee-ban"

— J | s (@JackieSeal) May 1, 2012

Obama says the goal he set is now within reach. "Mission Accomplished?"

— toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) May 1, 2012

Here comes the Vietnamization of Afghanistan.

— Dr. Schadenfreude (@PoliticsOfFear) May 1, 2012

feels as if POTUS wants takeaway to be withdrawal of US troops, which was already announced, as of 2014

— Rick Klein (@rickklein) May 1, 2012

Obama: "no permanent bases" in Afgh. Just, um, using bases that the Afghans already have. Like the kid w yr bike, we'll give it back soon!

— Spencer Ackerman (@attackerman) May 1, 2012

Declare victory and get out…in a few years

— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) May 1, 2012

Afghanistan's latest casualty: Straw men.

— Just Karl (@justkarl) May 1, 2012

So guys, we can't leave immediately but we can't stay forever. Are we clear now?

— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) May 1, 2012

Seems to me that Obama believes the Taliban, without AQ, is a perfectly normal political party. Seriously.

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) May 1, 2012

Obama is an idiot if the thinks the Taliban will eschew violence. What a freaking idiot.

— Right Scoop (@trscoop) May 1, 2012

"here in the pre-dawn darkness in Afghanistan…" that's why speech is at 4 am – for the speechwriters' turn of phrase!

— Rick Klein (@rickklein) May 1, 2012

Oh brother. This president wants young people to have a future, yet he's setting it up for disaster. #ironic #afghanistanspeech #tcot

— Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) May 1, 2012

He didn't mention the corpsemen!

— Bob Owens (@bob_owens) May 1, 2012

"I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I." #obamaspeech

— Larry O'Connor (@LarryOConnor) May 1, 2012

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