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I think you lost the plot somewhere dear chap, cos that comment is newtshit crazy

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I didn't like his red tie. The fact that he's wearing a red tie means to me is not concentrating on his base. He's more interested in Wall Street and being bipartisan.

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

That statement is just the opposite of giving Bush credit for the surge.

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Part of that responsibility is making sure that we honor our commitments to those who have served our country with such valor.

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As long as I am President, we will maintain the finest fighting force that the world has ever known, and do whatever it takes to serve our veterans as well as they have served us. This is a sacred trust. That is why we have already made one of the largest increases in funding for veterans in decades. We are treating the signature wounds of today's wars post-traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury, while providing the health care and benefits that all of our veterans have earned. And we are funding a post-9/11 GI Bill that helps our veterans and their families pursue the dream of a college education. Just as the GI Bill helped those who fought World War II- including my grandfather- become the backbone of our middle class, so today's servicemen and women must have the chance to apply their gifts to expand the American economy. Because part of ending a war responsibly is standing by those who have fought it.

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Of course, the soldiers left much behind. Some were teenagers when the war began. Many have served multiple tours of duty, far from their families who bore a heroic burden of their own, enduring the absence of a husband's embrace or a mother's kiss. Most painfully, since the war began fifty-five members of the Fourth Stryker Brigade made the ultimate sacrifice -part of over 4,400 Americans who have given their lives in Iraq. As one staff sergeant said, "I know that to my brothers in arms who fought and died, this day would probably mean a lot."

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Those Americans gave their lives for the values that have lived in the hearts of our people for over two centuries. Along with nearly 1.5 million Americans who have served in Iraq, they fought in a faraway place for people they never knew. They stared into the darkest of human creations -war -and helped the Iraqi people seek the light of peace.

In an age without surrender ceremonies, we must earn victory through the success of our partners and the strength of our own nation. Every American who serves joins an unbroken line of heroes that stretches from Lexington to Gettysburg; from Iwo Jima to Inchon; from Khe Sanh to Kandahar - Americans who have fought to see that the lives of our children are better than our own. Our troops are the steel in our ship of state. And though our nation may be travelling through rough waters, they give us confidence that our course is true, and that beyond the pre-dawn darkness, better days lie ahead.

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

In an age without surrender ceremonies, we must earn victory through the success of our partners(...) Why twist his words? Did you listen or read his speech at all?

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ORIGINAL: TheHeretic
Why does such an amazing orator suck at it so badly now? I may go read a transcript later, but I damn near fell asleep at the wheel listening to the speech on the way home. Thank God I missed the first few minutes, or it could have been bad.

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

I think the fumes are still affecting him

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Tidal wave? 10-point poll edge for GOP


...The Gallup poll, coming at the end of a brutal August for Democrats and President Barack Obama, reinforces the rapidly forming prevailing view that the horizon is as bleak for Democrats as it ever has been.


Indeed, the Republicans' 51 percent to 41 percent for Democrats on the generic ballot poll represents the largest Republican edge heading into a midterm election since the poll was first conducted in the 1942 election cycle, giving them greater reason for optimism than in the weeks leading up to their 1952 and 1994 House takeovers. It also represents a stunning reversal from the 6-point lead Democrats posted in the poll mid-July.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41603.html#ixzz0yF7H2d84

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FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for U.S.?

WASHINGTON – Despite President Barack Obama's declaration Tuesday of an end to the combat mission in Iraq, combat almost certainly lies ahead.

And in asserting the U.S. has met its responsibilities in Iraq, the president opened the door wide to a debate about the meaning of success in the muddle that most — but not all — American troops are leaving behind.

A look at some of the statements Obama made in his Oval Office speech and how they compare with the facts:

OBAMA: "Tonight, I am announcing that the American combat mission in Iraq has ended."

THE FACTS:

Full article here

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ORIGINAL: tazzygirl

Why dont you ask a few of them, face to face, what they wanted in a way of a victory party.

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ORIGINAL: Sanity


Hard to blame you for lashing out like that, you poor dear. And to think, denial is only the second stage...   [8|]

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Tidal wave? 10-point poll edge for GOP


...The Gallup poll, coming at the end of a brutal August for Democrats and President Barack Obama, reinforces the rapidly forming prevailing view that the horizon is as bleak for Democrats as it ever has been.


Indeed, the Republicans' 51 percent to 41 percent for Democrats on the generic ballot poll represents the largest Republican edge heading into a midterm election since the poll was first conducted in the 1942 election cycle, giving them greater reason for optimism than in the weeks leading up to their 1952 and 1994 House takeovers. It also represents a stunning reversal from the 6-point lead Democrats posted in the poll mid-July.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0810/41603.html#ixzz0yF7H2d84

Even Jimmy Carters supporters didnt have things this bad.

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ORIGINAL: servantforuse

Obama seemed to forget that he was dead set against the surge in Iraq. The surge worked but he also forgot to give any credit to the president who presided him who was responsible for the surge. That speech was a joke.