Friday, July 25, 2008
"During his trip as part of the CODEL to Afghanistan and Iraq, Senator Obama visited the combat support hospital in the Green Zone in Baghdad and had a number of other visits with the troops," Obama strategist Robert Gibbs said in a statement. "For the second part of his trip, the senator wanted to visit the men and women at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center to express his gratitude for their service and sacrifice. The senator decided out of respect for these servicemen and women that it would be inappropriate to make a stop to visit troops at a U.S. military facility as part of a trip funded by the campaign."So he spurned the troops because he couldn't advertise himself. What a great president he'll make.
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One military official who was working on the Obama visit said because political candidates are prohibited from using military installations as campaign backdrops, Obama's representatives were told, "he could only bring two or three of his Senate staff member, no campaign officials or workers." In addition,
"Obama could not bring any media. Only military photographers would be permitted to record Obama's visit."
The official said "We didn't know why" the request to visit the wounded troops was withdrawn. "He (Obama) was more than welcome. We were all ready for him."
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You could be right, but you could just as easily be wrong. Who knows what other details were left out of the story? Maybe he got sick or something. Who knows? Don't get me wrong, I'm no fan of Obama. In fact, I am getting more and more weary of him as we approach election day. I see him as perhaps marginally better than McCain, but not necessarily.
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