FILE- In this Jan. 11, 2011 file photo, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, center, alights from a helicopter as he arrives at a forward operating base Airborne, in Maidan Shar, in Afghanistan's Wardak province. Politicians are not immune from exaggerating experiences to make them appear more interesting. In 2008, Biden said his helicopter was forced to land by Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. In reality, the chopper made a speedy landing because of a snowstorm. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic, File)