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| Obama to meet plane carrying fallen soldiers in Afghanistan |
| 2009-10-29 |
| Tip for Barack: If you take the missus with you, please get her to tone it down a bit. And don't forget your lapel pin this time. The flag-draped coffins of at least 18 Americans killed in Afghanistan are scheduled to arrive at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware early Thursday, government and military officials said. President Obama, who arrived to Dover Air Force Base on Marine One, along with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and acting DEA administrator Michele Leonhart will witness the transfer of the bodies, according to the Justice Department. The bodies will include three Drug Enforcement Administration special agents and 15 U.S. troops who died in Afghanistan on Monday. The DEA agents were returning from a raid on a compound believed to be harboring insurgents tied to drug trafficking when their chopper with seven troops aboard went down in western Afghanistan. The military transport will also include eight U.S. soldiers killed when their vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in the Arghandab River Valley. The DEA identified the agents as Forrest N. Leamon, 37, of Woodbridge, Virginia; Chad L. Michael, 30, of Quantico, Virginia; and Michael E. Weston, 37, of Washington. Leamon and Michael were members of the DEA's Foreign-deployed Advisory and Support Teams, and Weston was assigned to the agency's Kabul Country Office. |
| Posted by:gorb |
| #25 play4keeps: there is no disrespect that this man has not lowered himself beneath. cheaply? well... gotta go cheap, as he seems to like it based on his friends and i can think of no person who as done more to cheapen the office he holds. |
| Posted by: abu do you love 2009-10-29 22:06 |
| #24 Ummm Hey there play4 keeps,whats the matter with my ASSUMED name, I guess you never head of deliberate misdirection? Because you fell right in the shit-splat. You wanna play FOR keeps, Keep your head down and listen. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-10-29 18:38 |
| #23 None taken GirlThursday. My comments were directed at play too... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-10-29 18:28 |
| #22 Right CF, so true he just wants a media circus. Ps my comment was directed at that heckler play with himself or whatever his name is. Sorry. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-10-29 18:00 |
| #21 This is not good. He is setting up so he can screw the military. He is a media whore and that is the only reason he would meet those soldiers coffins at Dover. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-10-29 17:56 |
| #20 Compared to... for example... some of the things said about Bush when he was president? Bush met the families of fallen soldiers in PRIVATE without the media. it was to express his regrets and feelings. Obama is making this into a Photo-Op so he can make a big speech about what a great president he is. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-10-29 17:54 |
| #19 As for respect for a commander-in-chief, that is earned by doing acts that benefit our country, not a granted privilege. Read up on differences between Democracy vs Monarchy. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-10-29 17:41 |
| #18 LOL, bite me, tool |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-29 17:38 |
| #17 Sorry Condolences to the families for their losses. Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-10-29 11:28 But Ya name is funny |
| Posted by: play4keeps 2009-10-29 17:14 |
| #16 WOW I DIDNT THINK EVEN RANTBABIES WOULD CLIMB SO FAR OUT OF THE WAY ONLY TO CHEAPLY DISRESPECT THIS MAN SO SAD GUYS YOUR'E LOOSING IT GUYS & GALS. #15 Unfortunately these are the only soldiers he wants to see. Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-10-29 15:57 #13 It'll be something if the families turn their back to him during his big speech. Condolences to the families for their losses. Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-10-29 11:28 #12 Will he apologize to the families for being such a gutless putz? #10 He cares NOT, this is simply a speech and photo op. Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-10-29 10:28 #1 Another box he can check off on his list of necessary acts for empty suits. Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2009-10-29 05:29 YOUR NAMES SAY IT ALL LOL. |
| Posted by: play4keeps 2009-10-29 17:12 |
| #15 Unfortunately these are the only soldiers he wants to see. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-10-29 15:57 |
| #14 RIP soldiers, you are priceless beyond measure As for Obama, a ball retrieval operation, liters of testosterone and a brain swap with a member of mensa still wouldn't help. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-10-29 11:40 |
| #13 It'll be something if the families turn their back to him during his big speech. Condolences to the families for their losses. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-10-29 11:28 |
| #12 Will he apologize to the families for being such a gutless putz? |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2009-10-29 11:13 |
| #11 President Obama's honor guard photo op reminded me of Gov. Mike Dukakis embarrassing photo op in a moving tank. Pathetic. |
| Posted by: Bertie Cromomp7039 2009-10-29 10:41 |
| #10 He cares NOT, this is simply a speech and photo op. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-10-29 10:28 |
| #9 do it without the press and cameras, |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-29 10:17 |
| #8 Shameless. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-10-29 08:56 |
| #7 Just another Photo-Op... If he really gave a sh*t he would have made a decision. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-10-29 08:35 |
| #6 His motives may not be pure but it's still a right thing to do. It would be more right if he kept it private. It will only become wrong when he makes it into a political 'event' and photo op. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-10-29 08:23 |
| #5 What the F^&K will will he say? How can he stand there and be whitness to this when three days ago he was in no hurry to release a strategic pilicy and was OK delaying any Afghan policy even though he said the current one was not working. How dare he use Americans that paid the ultimate price for our nation as a backdrop for his latest speach. SPIT, KUSS, SPIT. His lack of morals and oportunism has truely no limits. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2009-10-29 08:15 |
| #4 He is only doing this because he is getting criticism for Afghanistan. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-10-29 07:55 |
| #3 And make the families the backdrop for his photo-op. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2009-10-29 07:39 |
| #2 See, this just shows he is better than Bush, cuz Bush never did this. /sarcasm |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-10-29 07:07 |
| #1 Another box he can check off on his list of necessary acts for empty suits. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2009-10-29 05:29 |