About that Obama Iraq Visit
Jennifer Loven wants to celebrate the dead, and lie about Obama’s visit to Iraq.
“BAGHDAD (AP) – Cheered wildly by U.S. troops, President Barack Obama flew unannounced into Iraq on Tuesday and promptly declared it was time for Iraqis to “take responsibility for their country” after America’s commitment of six years and thousands of lives.
“You have given Iraq the opportunity to stand on its own as a democratic country,” the president said as he made a brief inspection of a war he opposed as candidate and now vows to end as commander in chief. “That is an extraordinary achievement.”
A total of 4,265 U.S. troops have lost their lives in Iraq since March 2003, and Obama said American forces had “performed brilliantly … under enormous strain.”
“It is time for us to transition to the Iraqis,” he said as an estimated 600 troops cheered. “They need to take responsibility for their country.”
Obama also met with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who said afterward that he had “assured the president that all the progress that has been made in the security area will continue.”
Obama said he had “strongly encouraged” the Iraqi leader to take steps to unite political factions, including integrating Sunnis into the government and security forces.
Obama flew into Iraq shrouded by secrecy and was shielded by heavy security from the moment he stepped off a gleaming white and blue Air Force One.
The plane touched down a few hours after a car bombing in a Shiite neighborhood of the capital city punctuated a recent surge in violence in the war-ravaged country. Many thousands of Iraqis have died in the six years of war in addition to the American losses.”
Yeah Jennifer we get the point. Still the lowest casualty rate in any war in the modern era – a testament to the professionalism of our men and women in uniform. Fact is more died on active duty during Clinton’s reign. Nevertheless, about that “surprise visit”.
It wasn’t. The visit was communicated a full 24 hours in advance and a small contingent of soldiers – not screaming hoards – were rustled into a meeting place at Camp Victory.
Got this email from a sergeant that was there.
“We were pre-screened, asked by officials “Who voted for Obama?”, and then those who raised their hands were shuffled to the front of the receiving line. They even handed out digital cameras and asked them to hold them up.”
Take a look at the picture at AP and notice all the cameras are the same models? Coincidence? I think not.
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Mac: I checked out the AP photos and the sergeant who emailed is right on that score. About a dozen identical digital cameras are identifiable in one shot.
http://errortheory.blogspot.com/2009/04/obamas-potemkin-military-reception-no.html
Any chance you can get more info from this soldier? Does he know others who would be willing to corroborate his information? Can they also verify that they were on the spot, maybe by forwarding a few of their own pictures of the scene (not necessarily of themselves, if they need to remain anonymous)?
If we could get corroboration, we might be able to force coverage of this important story. My own post on the subject recalls the media firestorm that erupted over the merest interpretation of a staged troop event during the Bush administration, when a group of soldiers were “caught on tape” discussing who would answer what questions in a televised chat with W. It was completely dishonest of course. The soldiers said nothing about WHAT the answers should be. Now Obama will get away with sending Obama voters to the front?
If we can get the press’s attempted cover-up to backfire, it will be worth the effort.
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