Bagram G.I.: Troops Waited While Hillary Chowed Down

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[Patriot1998]

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton forced U.S. troops stationed at Bagram air base in Afghanistan to wait for their Thanksgiving dinner last Thursday, while she and her entourage arrived late, then cut in line and were served first.

A soldier who witnessed the scene tells NewsMax:

"Thanksgiving Dinner started at 3 p.m. that day, so the line was forming around 2:30 p.m. She didn't show up until around 3:30 p.m.

"Once she got there," our source maintains, "Clinton and her entourage bumped everyone in line, forcing them to wait almost an extra hour."

The brass at Bagram apparently had a hard time rounding up New Yorkers who wanted to have dinner with Mrs. Clinton. Only six G.I.'s responded to an email sent out last week that stated, "Looking for military members from New York and Rhode Island interested in meeting their Senator/Congressman."

People Magazine was on hand to cover the event and wanted to interview the troops for reaction to Mrs. Clinton's visit.

"But they were getting declined left and right," our source said. "People were actually telling the reporters 'You don't want to print what I think about her and her visit.'"

After Clinton and her entourage departed, the only topics G.I.s wanted to talk about were "how great the food was and how fantastic they thought George Bush's visit to Iraq was."

[jagrmeister]

Hillary carried the following message for the troops:
-"The outcome is not certain". (not quite the morale booster)
-People at home "have questions" about the Iraq policy (ie: "Many at home believe you're fighting for nothing.")
-Winning the war was the "easy part" (ie: "Risking your life in combat was simple and trivial.)

Why isn't this news? You would think these kinds of gaffes would make headlines. I guess the mainstream media only makes you wear the dunce cap if you're a Republican.