[angkor]

He could easily have substituted the Balad AB field hospital (aka Anaconda) which is 30 minutes from the Green Zone (IZ).

It’s the originating point for **all** wounded being transported to Germany.

[reg45]

Obama ... Blames The Military

So! What else is new?

[DocRock]

He wants to be the President of the United States, yet he cannot even plan a hospital visit.

[vietvet67]

If it’s not ALL about me I ain’t goin..

[Always Right]

Just another example of his anti-American arrogance and his campaigns lies to cover it up.

[silverleaf]

Those of us who have read the sequence of events know the Pentagoin had set up a private visit at Landstuhl for the Senator and a few of his Senate staff aides- but the Messiah’s retinue balked at waiting for him in an air conditioned fully stocked comfort room

Taking the media whores and your horde of strap hangers to gawk at helpless hospital patients while you philosophized about why the war was a mistake - would have been more than “perceived” as a campaign stunt Obama, you arrogant putz.

[Arrowhead1952]

Senator Obama did not want to have a trip to see our wounded warriors perceived as a campaign event . .

Excuses are like A - holes. Everyone has one, but this is not a reason to stop and visit the wounded. He was probably afraid they would tell him where to go.