SPC Kate Norley speaks truth to Obama; Sens. Lieberman and Graham step down from Vets for Freedom
In case you haven’t yet seen the latest powerful ad from Vets for Freedom:
Senator Obama: When will you finally visit Iraq?
Vets for Freedom is releasing a second ad, featuring Iraq war veteran and Vets for Freedom member, Specialist Kate Norley. Kate, who served 16 months on the front lines as a combat medic, asks Senator Obama two simple, but powerful, questions:
1. Senator Obama, when will you finally decide to go back to Iraq, to see the progress first hand?
2. And when will you finally decide to meet one-on-one, unconditionally, with General Petraeus?
And now, wonder of wonders, Barack Obama is “considering” a trip to Iraq after scoffing at John McCain’s suggestion that they travel to the frontlines together.
Vets for Freedom is effective.
The Left doesn’t like effective, independent voices in the political arena.
As a result of the McCain camp’s self-imposed hamstringing, two US Senators who served on the VFF advisory board have stepped down:
Senators Joseph I. Lieberman and Lindsey Graham, prominent surrogates for Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign, stepped down Wednesday from their positions with an independent group that released a pair of Internet advertisements attacking Senator Barack Obama on Iraq.
Mr. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, and Mr. Graham, Republican of South Carolina, were both on the policy advisory board to the organization, Vets for Freedom, which on Wednesday released its second Web advertisement in less than a week attacking Mr. Obama.
The senators’ positions with the group, which describes itself as a grass-roots advocacy organization pushing for victory in Iraq and Afghanistan, seemed to place them in contravention of new conflict-of-interest rules released by Mr. McCain’s campaign that specifically prohibit anyone “with a McCain campaign title or position” from participating in a “527 or other independent entity that makes public communications that support or oppose any presidential candidate.”
After inquiries from reporters, the senators released a joint letter to Vets for Freedom on Wednesday saying they had requested a leave from their positions to come into compliance with the new policy.
“This is obviously something we’re working through,” said Brian Rogers, a spokesman for the McCain campaign. “This is the kind of thing that happens when you have the strictest possible policy on these issues.”
The new policy was meant to head off embarrassing questions about connections of members of the McCain campaign to special interests that run counter to Mr. McCain’s reformist reputation. But adhering to that standard has proved complicated.
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LGM,
here are the facts: McCain visited Ramadi in early 06 and went down town. We took congressional delegations out into the city about every week. Ref your comment about AQI in Iraq: I mentioned the other day, granted that there are not a whole lot, but they also control and direct others to do their bidding through murder and intimidation which magnifies their numbers. When I arrived in Ramadi in FEB ‘07, we were attacked in some manner about 40 times a day by AQI or their surrogates. We ANNIHILATED them with the assistance of local Iraqis who were tired of it. By July, we were attacked about 1 time every couple of days. I moved to Fallujah where they were getting attacked almost 20 times a day still. By JAN 08, it was maybe 1-2 a day. We moved again, entered an area that had not been occupied in years by US, and were not attacked whatsoever. Yes, we paid the locals to provide their own security; it is called a job. Maybe you’ve heard of it? Granted there is a long way to go, but to dispute that AQ is decimated is retarded, other than the roman meaning of killing one in ten. AQI is destroyed in Iraq, and we did it. Despite your carping. They can still carry out spectacular, attention-grabbing attacks by recruiting mentally disabled, gullible children, and using foreign fighters even in small numbers, though.
Armoredcav,
Thank you for your on-the-ground insight of what is and is not working in Iraq.
What do you think we should do about Iran, if you had things your way?
Hussain Obama is lucky he is facing McShamnesty.
Hussain won’t have to work hard to defeat McShamnesty in the November election.
McShamnesty is self destructing himself, a bit at a time.
There was a time in my life when I didn’t believe that statement, but that time is long past. The liberal definition of American has changed to much to suit me. As a conservative I truly feel I have been disenfranchised by the America I love. My morals and values no longer count for anything. I’m heartsick for my country.
If you guys keep sticking up for things like the truth, veterans, citizenship, and an open political process, you won’t get a McCain yummy.
Boy, I came on here with my usual intent of trouncing lgm, but you guys have done such a spectacular job that I stand in awe of your bloggage!
As Harry Truman said “I don’t give ‘em hell. I tell them the truth and make them think it’s hell.”
Just for giggles though, see WSJ Online, the article titled “Al Queda on the run.”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121218707586633975.html?mod=djemEditorialPage
The first three paragraphs are particularly telling regarding the complete and utter liberal bias in the press on the subject of Iraq.