Posts Tagged ‘The Surge’

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008 at 4:35pm

New Vets for Freedom Ad: “I am the Surge”

Vets for Freedom has launched a new television ad which will run beginning tomorrow in “the Denver media market this week, Minneapolis next week, and in Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, and Colorado in the weeks to come,” according to an e-mail sent out today to supporters of the organization.

From Vets for Freedom Chairman Pete Hegseth:

The thirty-second spot features three VFF members–all of which were part of the Surge–who can personally attest to success in Iraq; all three asking Senator Obama–point blank–to support their success, and the success of all troops, by supporting the bi-partisan resolution introduced by Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham recognizing the success of the Surge and expressing gratitude to the men and women who made it…

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 at 2:59pm

Johnny-Come-Lately

Posted by Tom Skypek in Iraq

Sen. Obama’s summer travel plans–which includes stops in Israel, Jordan, Britain, France, Germany, and Iraq–are a Johnny-come-lately attempt to, as Linda Feldmann writes, “…add some heft to the Illinois senator’s light foreign-policy résumé…” Sen. Obama, who sits on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has only been to Iraq once, back in 2006. It is not surprising, then, that Sen. Obama refuses to acknowledge the success of the surge. He last visited Iraq when the violence was at its apex. How can Sen. Obama expect to craft an effective Iraq policy if he has no concept of the reality on the ground. A president can obviously receive input from his commanders, but it customary for statesmen to visit…

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