Watching the troops with the President after his speech.

[jaxx]

They are all over him. Crowding in to shake his hand, big smiles, they love their CiC.

What an awesome thing to get to watch live.

[OKDem08]

1. in all respect, in light of the Wikileaks revelations,

it appeared to me as nothing more than a photo op

[jaxx]

2. Jeez piss on the troops why dontcha.

They're over there fighting and their Commander in Chief drops by for a visit and you think it's a photo op. Assange isn't the President of the USA, get over it.

[Union Scribe]

11. They are there at his behest, and many will not return home

I for one don't give a shit if it's a photo op. It's still sick.

[Phx_Dem]

20. You act like he sent school children to fight. For God's sake they're soldiers.

And obviously bigger men than you. Fighting for their country's security is what they do.

[Union Scribe]

21. Bigger men than me? When do you ship out then?

I mean, you aren't some internet hippie good for nothing like me, right?

And do you deny that many more will die? Do you think it's for a good cause? Because you talk a big game, but it's their asses on the line, not yours. Easy to be a tough guy with someone's else's life, isn't it?

[polmaven]

16. Exactly!

It is really getting difficult to understand what is happening here.

[rug]

19. The troops wrote all those memos?

I'll be damned.

[FSogol]

4. Oh BS. n/t

[Clio the Leo]

8. Why do you hate America?

I can do hyperbole too.

[democrat_patriot]

3. Much better than GW. Whom they tolerated at best...

[Parker CA]

5. This is by far the longest handshaking he's ever done. On CSPAN we're into the 5th song.

He's really trying to get to every single soldier he can.

[jaxx]

6. Yeah and they're still crowing around.

This obviously means a lot to the troops. And the President. He looks like he's enjoying every minute of it.

[jenmito]

7. He's been shaking hands with the troops for a half hour and still going! n/t

[political_Dem]

9. That beautiful scene brings a lot of light to a rather dark time.

[Union Scribe]

10. That's nice, I hope their grieving relatives in the future like him, too

It might make their loss a little easier to bear, since it will otherwise be for absolutely nothing.

[MadHound]

12. What a shame that he's sending them to their possible death in a useless and pointless war

How sad that the man they admire is putting them in harm's way for no good reason.

[secondwind]

13. I conjured up the image of a President Palin visiting the troops.......scary thought!

[BeyondGeography]

14. A strong point of his, no question

[impik]

15. No one told them that their CiC is a spineless wimp who needs to grow a pair

Or whatever racist smear is being used here these days.

[polmaven]

17. You've got that right!

-----sigh-----!

[alcibiades_mystery]

18. "racist smear"

:thumbsup: