"hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan"

all from here: http://yglesias.thinkprogress.org/archives/2008/10/today_in_geography.php

Three days after a mostly gaffe-free debate performance, the Alaska governor fumbled during a speech in which she praised U.S. soldiers for “fighting terrorism and protecting us and our democratic values”.

“They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan,” she told several hundred supporters at a fundraising event in San Francisco.

There’s some speculation that she meant that Afghanistan neighbors Iraq. But, of course, it doesn’t. Here’s a map to help clear things up:

Here’s a previous map I made about McCain’s belief that Iraq is adjacent to Pakistan.