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Obama Goes to Afghanistan


Posted: May 25, 2014

When you make a mess of things at home, you get to leave town and go somewhere else, where everyone is required to salute you.

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Complaining about the President visiting soldiers - on Memorial Day weekend?

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Can't say I'm surprised.

And if he didn't go, they'd complain he was ignoring them. nm - Can't win

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I think it was nice to see him there... - sm

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...instead of using taxpayer dollars to fund Air Force One to take him campaigning as per his usual MO.

You don't think this is a campaign? - nm

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A campaign? - NK

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A campaign for what? If he's king, wouldn't he just declare that he can be president for as long as he would like? Or write one of those EO's that seem to be in such demand by the right wing currently?
Right now he is campaigning for public approval and (sm) - me
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for the Dims to not lose the Senate. He is afraid of impeachment, as he should be. Read the post above.
Did he wear a flight suit and bring a banner - Mission accomplished? nm
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You're sort of right... - sm
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He wore a bomber jacket and was sporting faux respect. Does that count?
Which is worse? - Faux or no?
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They're one and the same. - nm
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That wasn't a show for Memorial Day, Hon. - nm
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Correct - Seriously
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That was an overly theatrical and extremely expensive stunt declaring the end of major combat in the Iraq war. Oh, wait!

In November 2008, Bush made a statement indicating he actually regretted the use of the banner, stating "To some, it said, well, 'Bush thinks the war in Iraq is over,' when I didn't think that. It conveyed the wrong message."

In January 2009, Bush stated that "Clearly, putting 'Mission Accomplished' on an aircraft carrier was a mistake".

Well, regardless of my opinion of George Bush's time in office, I have to absolutely admire the man's admission of this.

It's nice to see him anywhere but in this country. - Go home, Bozo.

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