We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:26:47 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2010 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:39:14 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94857 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94857 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:20:24 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94849 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94849 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:27:23 -0600 Nice - thanks Griz! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94846 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94846 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:50:34 -0600
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/10/afghanistan_october_2009.html#photo16
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It bugs the crap out of me that he got a photo op out of this... but I am glad to see that he's finally paying respects to those who have given all for our country. He could have done this a long time ago, but waited until we had a terrible day, with 14 dead, to do so. The fact that only one of the 14 families gave photo consent says a lot to me about the remaining 13.

Bush met with MANY families of the fallen- and wounded- during his two terms, but he never made a big deal about it. I respect the hell out of that decision. Those who know... know. And those who do not make silly comments like "he showed more empathy than the Bush-Cheney administration ever did."

I cannot fault him for showing up or spending time with the families. Press coverage of the event was not planned by Obama- it was granted by one of the families. I will, however, tear him to shreds if he falters and becomes too weak-kneed to issue the orders to get the job done in Afghanistan and Iraq.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94844 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94844 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:25:37 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94836 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/10/hi_fires_29_oct_1.html#comment-94836 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:38:41 -0600