Posted on 07/22/2008 12:42:38 PM PDT by tobyhill
Not long after he touched down at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan on Saturday, Barack Obama posed for pictures with three American officials, a pair of military men in uniform, and one rather imposing statue of a bald eagle.
It was an ideal photo opportunity for a candidate looking to convince skeptics of his patriotism - just 37 percent of voters identified Obama as "very patriotic" in a recent CBS News/New York Times poll - and his toughness when it comes to foreign policy. And it was typical of the images that have come out of Obama's visit to the Middle East, a stream of television-friendly shots of the presumptive Democratic nominee chatting with troops and meeting with foreign leaders.
Obama has been careful to fortify these images with words: On Sunday, the Illinois senator urged the Bush administration to move more troops into Afghanistan as soon as possible during an appearance on "Face The Nation." He also reiterated his willingness to authorize unilateral U.S. action against terrorist targets in Pakistan's tribal areas if the Pakistani government will not act.
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I thought when you didn’t serve in the military and you promote using the military the media labels you a chicken hawk, i’m confused, lol
I KNOW his political leanings, but which one is him in the picture?
oops itchy clicker finger...
Maybe somebody can correct me if I’m wrong. I think there’s a couple of differences: Invading Pakistan would be a Viet Nam style death trap for our American troups and Pakistan (the government) isn’t threating us. If these differences are true, again, I’m not very knowledgable on this, then obama is dangerous.
Now that’s as gay as they come.
Yeah, you know what they say, if you put lip stick on a pig, what do you have?
They can try to make Obambi look tough, but he is still just their parrot...
“the Illinois senator urged the Bush administration to move more troops into Afghanistan as soon as possible “
You’re a little slow, Barrack. McCain has already taken that position. He just won’t lose one war in order to win another.
Young Love,First Love!
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=70236
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2008/07/american_flag_disappears_from.html
http://www.politicalbase.com/forums/topic/obamas-plane-logo-replaces-american-flag-on-tail/5375/
European, mid east circus.
Photo op.. smiling like Jimmah Cartier..
I choose the “AMERICAN FLAG” symbol, i.e., THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA rather than the “I have BO symbol”.
Skeptic? Moi?
Mister Obama.
You never expressed any true feeling for this Great Country, for the hard-working folks that built her, and for the brave men and women who have defended her.
You still can't find it in your ungrateful self to credit the United States Military and the Surge for it's dramatic, and world-changing success.
Patriotic?
You are no more patriotic than your good friends Ayers, Dohrn, Wright, and Pfleger.
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