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President makes surprise visit to Afghanistan
Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:17 pm
Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:17 pm
Good for him.
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Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:24 pm to Eurocat
Damage control?
Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:31 pm to Homesick Tiger
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Damage control?
Hasn't Obama made more "surprise visits" to soldiers overseas than any other President? He continually has to try an convince the public he cares about the troops.
Remember when Obama wanted the troops to pay for their own health insurance?
Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:32 pm to Eurocat
NB4hopehestaysthere
Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:36 pm to Eurocat
Agreed. Good for him.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:41 pm to La Place Mike
quote:
Hasn't Obama made more "surprise visits" to soldiers overseas than any other President? He continually has to try an convince the public he cares about the troops.
I guess that's one way to look at it.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:55 pm to UPT
It's no doubt, a photo op. I guess I can see why he doesn't want to show up at some VA hospitals though. Active troops will be ordered to look supportive.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 1:56 pm to La Place Mike
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Hasn't Obama made more "surprise visits" to soldiers overseas than any other President?
This is Obama's 4th trip to Afghanistan. He made one to Iraq in April of 2009. The last troops departed on December 28, 2011.
Bush 43 made 4 visits to Iraq and 2 to Afghanistan.
e/t/a LBJ visited the troops in South Vietnam twice and Nixon once
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:02 pm to Alahunter
quote:
It's no doubt, a photo op.
Obama invented the staged presidential photo op, am I right?
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:05 pm to UPT
No need to be upset over stating the obvious. But Bush, right?
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:06 pm to Alahunter
quote:
No need to be upset over stating the obvious.
I'm not upset.
quote:
But Bush, right?
Didn't even insinuate that. ALL.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:10 pm to Homesick Tiger
quote:That is what I am thinking. Nothing he does is non political.
Damage control?
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:11 pm to Eurocat
Wasn't this the presidential candidate that was going to end all wars as soon as elected?
This post was edited on 5/25/14 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:11 pm to Alahunter
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But Bush, right?
But now that YOU brought him up(Bushsessed), he did have some doozies, didn't he?
Mission Accomplished!
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:16 pm to Eurocat
Don't really care why he went. If the troops got anything positive from it then I'm glad he went. He gave a good speech.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:30 pm to Paluka
We have the obscene, and really borderline luxury to criticize the motives for a C-in-C to visit his troops. I don't care what President decides to go overseas to visit the troops. When they do it, it's always a good thing, especially for those on the lines.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:32 pm to UPT
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he did have some doozies, didn't he?
AQ is on the run.
(said about 40 times during his re-election, nm Benghazi)
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:34 pm to Eurocat
Trying to get the Benghazi - YouTube story pushed to the back.
As has been pointed out, there's nothing this "man" does that does not have a political motivation, first and foremost.
As has been pointed out, there's nothing this "man" does that does not have a political motivation, first and foremost.
Posted on 5/25/14 at 2:57 pm to udtiger
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, there's nothing this "man" does
You don't think he has a penis?
is this some new buzz on drudge?
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