Last week Barack Obama was pounded by the press over a statement he made concerning the troops over in Iraq. He said that their sacrifices were a waste, then he quickly corrected his remark by saying that while no troop's life is a waste, it is still wrong that they are in Iraq. Here it is in quotes:
Obama, in an interview with the Des Moines Register right afterward, told the paper, ''I was actually upset with myself when I said that, because I never use that term,'' he said. ''Their sacrifices are never wasted. . . . What I meant to say was those sacrifices have not been honored by the same attention to strategy, diplomacy and honesty on the part of civilian leadership that would give them a clear mission."
Despite the quick retraction and correction, the press jumped all over the Democrat from Illinois. Can this be brushed off as intrepid journalism, questioning the candidate that might say something negative about our armed forces? Well if you apply the same standard to John McCain then I'd have to say that you are wrong.
From the Houston Chronicle:
"Americans are very frustrated, and they have every right to be," McCain said. "We've wasted a lot of our most precious treasure, which is American lives."
Looks like someone hates the troops, call out the rightwing hit squads, someone is attacking our troops' valiant mission in Iraq. Oh, you mean the noise machine only comes out against Democrats? It isn't about principles or having ethical guidelines? It seems like it is just another day for that lib-url media going after conservatives for the smallest things while lauding the Democrats. Give me a *&$%#@ break!
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