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Palin never in Iraq, campaign now says
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Posted on 09/13/2008 2:54:26 PM PDT by Chet 99

(CNN) -- Sarah Palin did not visit troops in Iraq, a spokesperson for the Republican vice presidential nominee confirmed Saturday, as new details emerged about the extent of the Alaska governor's foreign travel. Gov. Sarah Palin's aide confirmed to CNN details of her foreign travel Saturday.

Gov. Sarah Palin's aide confirmed to CNN details of her foreign travel Saturday.

In July of last year, Palin left North America for the first time to visit Alaskan troops stationed in Kuwait. Palin officials originally said her itinerary included U.S. military installations or outposts in Germany and Kuwait, and that she had visited Ireland.

A Palin aide in Alaska said Iraq was also one of the stops on that trip.

The Boston Globe reported Saturday that Palin visited the Iraqi side of a border crossing -- but never journeyed past the checkpoint. Earlier, campaign aides confirmed reports that Palin's time in Ireland on that trip had actually been a refueling stop.

(Excerpt) Read more at edition.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: 2008veep; foreignpolicy; iraq; kuwait; mccainpalin; nationalguard; palin; palinrecord
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1 posted on 09/13/2008 2:54:26 PM PDT by Chet 99
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To: Chet 99

“The Boston Globe reported Saturday that Palin visited the Iraqi side of a border crossing “

End of story.


2 posted on 09/13/2008 2:54:58 PM PDT by Chet 99 (http://www.mccainpalinvictory2008.com/)
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To: Chet 99

Liberal media tag team trick... One reports it deep inside of a non story. Then AP/CNN splashes headline across the wires as if she is guilty.

This is going to be ugly.


3 posted on 09/13/2008 2:58:00 PM PDT by nhwingut
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To: Chet 99
Not only did she not visit troops in Iraq, she was never a volunteer for Mother Teresa, not did she fight in the revolutionary war, nor was she there to help Jesus (the great community organizer of old) carry that cross up that hill.

All things one would expect a Governor of Alaska to do.

4 posted on 09/13/2008 2:58:38 PM PDT by AndyTheBear (Disastrous social experimentation is the opiate of elitist snobs.)
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To: Chet 99

is this a story to contradict Palin’s claim (that she never made) of visiting Iraq? or is this just a way for the MSM to underscore the fact that she never visited the troops in Iraq but Nobama did?


5 posted on 09/13/2008 3:00:30 PM PDT by zwerni (*** PALIN/mccain 2008 ***)
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To: Chet 99

John Kerry crossed into Cambodia.....Oh, wait.....


6 posted on 09/13/2008 3:00:52 PM PDT by Mark (Don't argue with my posts. I typed while under sniper fire..)
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To: zwerni

Unclear what they’re up to.

http://marklevinshow.com/gibson-interview/

GIBSON: Did you ever travel outside the country prior to your trip to Kuwait and Germany last year?

PALIN: Canada, Mexico, and then, yes, that trip, that was the trip of a lifetime to visit our troops in Kuwait and stop and visit our injured soldiers in Germany. That was the trip of a lifetime and it changed my life.


7 posted on 09/13/2008 3:01:25 PM PDT by Chet 99 (http://www.mccainpalinvictory2008.com/)
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To: zwerni

when she was in Germany she visited the injured troops odumbo didnt


8 posted on 09/13/2008 3:02:20 PM PDT by italianquaker (Great choice Mccain in Governor Sarah Palin)
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To: Chet 99

Yeah. All the photos I’ve seen about the trip were captioned that she was visiting troops in Q8. I wonder why CNN never picked up on that. Illiterate?


9 posted on 09/13/2008 3:02:43 PM PDT by FlingWingFlyer ("Whites lift McCain to slim lead over Obama in poll" - Ass. Press ---09-12-08)
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To: Chet 99

she was never in Iraq....She was in the Iraq theater of Operations that included Kuwait.

Who put this in the GLOBE? Didn’t know what they were talking about.


10 posted on 09/13/2008 3:02:57 PM PDT by plangent
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PALIN: Canada, Mexico, and then, yes, that trip, that was the trip of a lifetime to visit our troops in Kuwait and stop and visit our injured soldiers in Germany. That was the trip of a lifetime and it changed my life.

See!! - there it is!!! you have to read between the lines...


11 posted on 09/13/2008 3:03:36 PM PDT by zwerni (*** PALIN/mccain 2008 ***)
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To: Chet 99

IMO, the media is going to absolutely destroy themselves this election. Gibson has just accomplished it for himself.


12 posted on 09/13/2008 3:03:52 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (McCain, the Ipecac President.)
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To: Chet 99
Governors don't normally travel to war zones.

The Obomination ONLY went to Iraq and his “world tour” ONLY because McCain challenged him on his foreign policy. Prior to going there and NOT visiting the troops he had never been there either.

13 posted on 09/13/2008 3:04:22 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: AndyTheBear

You made my day. You should replace Leno.


14 posted on 09/13/2008 3:04:25 PM PDT by duckln
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To: Chet 99
Pitiful if this is their best line of attack from the GWOT perspective.


15 posted on 09/13/2008 3:04:56 PM PDT by Virginia Ridgerunner (Sarah Palin is a smart missile aimed at the heart of the left!)
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To: Chet 99

At least Gibson is good for something...

GIBSON: Did you ever travel outside the country prior to your trip to Kuwait and Germany last year?

PALIN: Canada, Mexico, and then, yes, that trip, that was the trip of a lifetime to visit our troops in Kuwait and stop and visit our injured soldiers in Germany. That was the trip of a lifetime and it changed my life.


16 posted on 09/13/2008 3:05:10 PM PDT by nhwingut
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To: zwerni

Exactly. None of the photos I’ve seen are ever identified as her being in Iraq - all the photos clearly identify Kuwait. They are the ones officially posted on the Alaskan website.

So, the media gets it wrong again and decides to blame her office for it.

They “assumed”, of course.


17 posted on 09/13/2008 3:05:23 PM PDT by mabelkitty (Obama thanks McCain for not questioning his Muslim faith)
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To: Chet 99

OMG!!!!!!!!!

Form a lynch party.

But, not for Sarah Palin, for the leftist media.

One wonders what would be uncovered if they had looked half as deep into B HO as they are against this woman.

Major non-scandals making headlines while a Marxist gets a free ride.


18 posted on 09/13/2008 3:05:44 PM PDT by DakotaRed (Don't you wish you had supported a conservative when you had the chance?)
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To: Chet 99

Obama’s photo ops with foreign leaders makes him qualified?! Oh come on this is stupid.


19 posted on 09/13/2008 3:06:12 PM PDT by Tempest (The devil and the media have sided with Obama)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

she will definitely be the best looking VP this country ever had :)


20 posted on 09/13/2008 3:06:21 PM PDT by zwerni (*** PALIN/mccain 2008 ***)
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