For me, it symbolized the utter contempt in which he holds the military; those who sacrifice life, limb, mental health, and the friends and family who suffer along with them.
We read that those such as the President, Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz often visit the wounded without fanfare. How hard this must be to face these wounded, knowing you are the one that sent them off to battle. But face them, they do. I don't doubt they have tears in private moments.
Thanx, FlyVet.
bump.
I think it's the confluence of the clintons' utter contempt for the military, their fundamental cowardice and their pathological self-interest.
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bump again