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November 4, 2009

In his midnight mission to honor the returning war dead, President Obama did more than personally extend the nation's condolences to grieving families gathered at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. Without uttering a public word, Mr. Obama erased President George W. Bush's shameful attempts to hide the pain of war from Americans and to shield himself from paying public tribute to the thousands who died in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The long-overdue display of national gratitude and regret by the commander in chief rekindled a note of most solemn ritual that the country owes sons and daughters in uniform sacrificed in war.

The true cost of war must never be denied by the nation or its leader. Mr. Obama's visit was entirely appropriate as he faces the decision of what comes next in Afghanistan.

The pity is President Bush never dared as much.

(Reprinted from The New York Times)




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    Posted by Kent Sheetz November 4, 2009
Grow up, Fair Tax! In case you haven't noticed, this war has been going on for eight years!

What Dick Cheney didn't tell George W. Bush was that it's easy to start a war, but hard to end one.

ps Not my comment at #2; it's the work of Fake Kent Sheetz, aka Ersatz Sheetz.

Coming from Fake Kent Sheetz, "disgusting" is a compliment.

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    Posted by Fair Tax 1 November 4, 2009
Its time to court martial Obama for not making a timely order on Afghanistan. The military is owed a decision so they know where they stand and Obama is so incompetent that he cannot make a decision one way or the other about the war. Indecisiveness is the worst thing the commander in chief can show in times of war. During the Civil War, Lincoln's generals were indecisive early in the war and cost many lives and led to a much longer bloody war. Obama should resign if he does not want the responsibility of being the CC. I don't care if we esculate troops or concede in defeat, just make a decision!!!

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    Posted by Kent Sheetz November 4, 2009
OOPS! The NYT, I mean Pravda, conveniently forgot to mention that 17 of 18 families denied Obama a photo op as their fallen loved ones arrived that night. What a disgusting man this is.

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    Posted by AMT November 4, 2009
Baloney.

George Bush met with grieving families repeatedly without photographers present, while Obama made sure the press corp was notified before he left for his photo op.

Obama needs to make up his mind on his strategy in Afghanistan and quit dithering.

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