U.S. Troops leaving Iraq, yet??
by Peter B. Collins on February 9, 2010
Am I the only one who’s noticed that we don’t see evidence of any troops returning from Iraq? Democrats and the left have been silent on the issue, and Obama has issued a few reaffirmations that “combat troops” will be coming home this year. The only troops I know of who left Iraq in 2009 [...]
Am I the only one who’s noticed that we don’t see evidence of any troops returning from Iraq? Democrats and the left have been silent on the issue, and Obama has issued a few reaffirmations that “combat troops” will be coming home this year. The only troops I know of who left Iraq in 2009 were the tail end of Bush’s mythical “surge”. Most people seem indifferent and Democrats in Congress don’t raise the issue.
In the past few days, I’ve seen TV coverage of funerals for soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. And with the death of Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, TV has replayed his courageous speeches from 2005 calling on Bush to bring troops home. Murtha was a Vietnam vet, a hawk and pork-barrel abuser of earmarks.
We should be seeing joyful reunions of troops and families, especially those who served as many as 4 tours in Bush’s quagmire. Let’s renew the pressure on Obama to keep his promise, as squishy as it is. BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!
U.S. Troops leaving Iraq, yet??
by Peter B. Collins on February 9, 2010
Am I the only one who’s noticed that we don’t see evidence of any troops returning from Iraq? Democrats and the left have been silent on the issue, and Obama has issued a few reaffirmations that “combat troops” will be coming home this year. The only troops I know of who left Iraq in 2009 were the tail end of Bush’s mythical “surge”. Most people seem indifferent and Democrats in Congress don’t raise the issue.
In the past few days, I’ve seen TV coverage of funerals for soldiers who have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. And with the death of Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, TV has replayed his courageous speeches from 2005 calling on Bush to bring troops home. Murtha was a Vietnam vet, a hawk and pork-barrel abuser of earmarks.
We should be seeing joyful reunions of troops and families, especially those who served as many as 4 tours in Bush’s quagmire. Let’s renew the pressure on Obama to keep his promise, as squishy as it is. BRING THE TROOPS HOME NOW!