[maggief]

FYI..while speaking to the troops today, Obama said..” for as long as I am President..”

Missed it. In what context was it used?

[ken5050]

He was talking about their service, their sacrifice...the said ( paraphrasing, but pretty sure I have it right) "as long as I am president, I'll never forget your sacrifice..."

So does that mean that as soon as he's NOT in the WH, he'll forget it?

I was a terrible speech..inarticulate, garbled...of course, there was no TPOTUS...and got, at best, tepid applause at the end..

[STARWISE]

Hmm .. stranger now .. it was off-script:

http://www2.nbc13.com/news/2010/aug/31/president-obamas-speech-fort-bliss-tx-today-ar-772456/

[STARWISE]

Ooops .. found it here:

****”It also means that as we transition in Iraq, that the one thing I will insist upon for however long I remain President of the United States is that we serve you and your families as well as you served us.”

http://www.wral.com/news/national_world/national/story/8217364/