tag:www.thedonovan.com,2012://1/tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11645- 2012-01-06T18:10:13Z Comments for Email exchange with the deployed... 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 Movable Type 4.12 tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11645 2009-11-30T13:12:52Z 2009-11-30T15:07:09Z Email exchange with the deployed... The Armorer http://www.thedonovan.com
Am I just a cynic? Because the first thing that popped into my head when I saw this story was "Phoning it in
To which I responded:

Well, yes, you are. Bush did this too. But Bush made greater efforts to be with the troops.

Gotta remember, this whole war thing is really a huge distractor to a community organizer.  Taking over one sixth of the economy is hard work!
To which the Castle Correspondent responded:

Yeah, but how hard is it to actually go to a base and sling some mashed potatoes at a chow hall? Quantico, Andrews, and Norfolk are all right there, and Bragg would only take 90 minutes by air.

 Of course, it would drive the Secret Service bonkers. Not that they appear to be doing all that well anyway...
Apparently, it's not all that hard...

President Bush meets with troops and serves Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the Bob Hope Dining Facility, Baghdad International Airport, Iraq,, Nov. 27. Photo by Tina Hager.

President Bush meets with troops and serves Thanksgiving Day Dinner at the Bob Hope Dining Facility, Baghdad International Airport, Iraq,, Nov. 27. Photo by Tina Hager.
Ya just gotta wanna. 

I mean, c'mon, ya gotta remember - 60 people a day die because the government doesn't run health care.  Only a couple of troops die every couple of days because we're at war.  Gotta have your priorities straight.

Remember who serves who these days.]]> tag:www.thedonovan.com,2009://1.11645-comment:95977 Comment from Argent on 2009-11-30 Argent http://www.aaronpoeze.com/
The problem is there is more to this than GWB or Obama.  I think GWB got it.  Obama on the other hand has trouble doing something that isn't about himself and his goals.  You can't really avoid that he doesn't give a damn and as the ultimate military leader of the USA, that's pretty sad.

As you say "who serves who these days"


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