Posted on 07/23/2008 8:21:37 PM PDT by dascallie
http://www.blackfive.net/main/2008/07/from-gi-in-afgh.html
"FROM G.I. IN AFGHANISTAN - "WE GOT MORE THANKS FROM THE DALLAS COWBOY CHEERLEADERS" THAN FROM SENATOR OBAMA"
This is from a USAF friend in Afghanistan:
Hello everyone,
As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit to ' The War Zone ' . I wanted to share with you what happened.
He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram.
As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand, he blew them off and didn't say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General. As he finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell (pretty much a big top tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with weights) so he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned the opportunity to talk to Soldiers to thank them for their service.
So really he was just here to make a showing for the Americans back home that he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are going to make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are providing the freedom that they are providing for you.
I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the President of the United States . I just don't understand how anyone would want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around those that provide the freedom for him and our great country.
If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all to know what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see in the news is all fake.
In service,
CPT J Bagram, Afghanistan
Who is surprise???
Amen - I’m going to be TDY on election day so have to cast my vote early. I just wish there was a better choice that the presumptive Republican nominee.
Colonel, USAFR
Sounds credible enough....he couldn’t even give the military credit for the surge in Iraq...even Katie Couric had to pry words out of B.O. in his recognition of the successful surge and he did it grudgingly and stumbled with his words! He has to play to the looney anti-war leftists!
In service,
CPT J Bagram, Afghanistan
Bagram = Bagram
Obama is a fraud. The media so wants to make news be getting him elected, that they just will not reveal the truth.
And Juan McCain wants illegal immigrants to do it....
All fake, Obama and the Media? I'm shattered! ;-o)
CPT J[, in] Bagram
"I.. er. umm exited the plane under sniper fire.. un. er..scattering everyone, running looking for.. er.. I.. um. told them let me handle this. . . ."
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In service,
CPT J
Bagram, Afghanistan
[Note: There are some that are disputing the validity of this email. I am reasonably certain that it is legit. Further, while I have seen a few photos of Senator Obama visiting with troops at Camp Eggers in Kabul, I have not seen any DoD photos of the Senator at Bagram (with troops).]
[Note2: Received a similar email from a different source at the same location. Might post it later.]
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thebronze - I changed his signature block to protect him along with his job title so that was my fault, not his.
Here you go, does this surprise any of you?
Another reason we all have to do whatever we can to ensure this scumbag and the rest of his minions are tossed to the side this November.
“Sounds credible enough.”
I agree it sounds credible, although it is good to be a critical thinker. The email gives details like the “Clam Shell” gym for officers. It sounds like someone who was actually there.
Maybe he didn’t want to meet with the soldiers because he thinks the Iraqis resisting AQ was the real reason for the success of the surge?
Lets hope that there is a surge of votes agasinst this clown.
I don't know each of your personal political convictions, and apologize if anyone finds this offensive. I thought it was important enough to share. This is J's first hand view of Senator Obama. T
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Hello everyone, As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit to The War Zone. I wanted to share with you what happened. He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram. As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and didn't say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General.
As he finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell(pretty much a big top tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with weights)so he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned the opportunity to talk to Soldiers to thank them for their service.
So really he was just here to make a showing for the American's back home that he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are going to make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are providing the freedom that they are providing for you. I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas Cowboy Cheer leaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the President of the United States. I just don't understand how anyone would want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around those that provide the freedom for him and our great country.
If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all to know what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see in the news is all fake.
In service,
CPT J (full name is on e-mail)
Battle Captain
(another ID)
American Soldier
Oops, I meant to say that I received the e-mail from someone who received it from a single source. That doesn’t mean anything. It’s hard to say. The identification that I deleted from the e-mail is in post #21 in the thread linked above. Someone more saavy than me will have to chase this down.
There are differences in the mails. On another thread it says the writer is in the AF. The signature says Soldier. This will end up being changed so many times it will be useless unless we can find out if the original is fir reak,
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