Posted on 09/30/2013 9:33:15 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
With America in the grips of its first government shutdown in 17 years, President Barack Obama promised U.S. troops and Defense Department staff early Tuesday that he will fight for them and declared that they "deserve better than the dysfunction we're seeing in Congress."
“Unfortunately, Congress has not fulfilled its responsibility,” Obama said in a video message broadcast on Armed Forces Television. “It has failed to pass a budget and, as a result, much of our government must now shut down until Congress funds it again.”
Obama recorded the address late Monday but was broadcast after the midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. He did not directly blame House Republicans, whose insistence on rolling back his signature health care law as the price for funding the government slammed into Senate Democrats push for a “clean” spending measure.
“Those of you in uniform will remain on your normal duty status. The threats to our national security have not changed, and we need you to be ready for any contingency,” the president said. “If you’re serving in harm’s way, we’re going to make sure you have what you need to succeed in your missions.”
The president noted that he had signed legislation to make sure that troops get paid in the event of a shutdown – but that Defense Department civilians face “more uncertainty, including possible furloughs.”
“You and your families deserve better than the dysfunction we’re seeing in Congress,” he said.
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What they deserve is a commander-in-chief who isn’t traitor.
budgets have passed the house...
Republicans have done their job.
How bout you Zero?
No you POS Kenyan; they deserve better than you as their Commander-in Chief.
the majority if the troops hate you. shut up.
They deserve more than a dim-witted, two-bit community hustler for a Commander-in-Chief.
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this place needs an edit feature. :D
Obama and Reid caved on the military.
Obama, we know you are not fighting for us.
You seek to stifle us at every opportunity.
You may think we will buy your message.
You are mistaken.
JJ
Never spent a DAY in uniform. Probably did not register for Selective Service as legally required to. But has the nerve to say things like this and act as if he has their back. Him and his lovely bride.
yes but the mainstream media will blame Republicans
almost all the mainstream media are rabid democrat activists who contribute $ to the democrat party
ru4liberty to troops: You deserve better than to serve under a lying, cheating, bullying, sorry commander-in-chief.
And now that mrs bill is out of office, they are finding even more reasons to loathe you, 0doodoo! That is why you are known as that POS "current" pres__ent. (no "ID")
Keep your ears and eyes open folks.
“That’s why I intentionally sacrificed thousands of your fellow soldiers’ lives in an Afghanistan conflict that I had no intention of winning, or was ever even the slightest bit serious about. But because I made a campaign promise about Afghanistan, I decided to sacrifice thousands of you so no one could call me a pussy. and also because I needed to delay the massive bugout until after my reelection”
I don’t see why they should prefer a dysfunctional commander in chief.
Well, for the first 2 years of your presidency, we saw what "functionality" brought us.
They deserve better leadership, rules of engagement that don’t heavily favor dying, not to be betrayed like SEAL team 6 was, and not to be used as a social experiment so some fruit can feel good about himself!
They deserve a CIC who is eligible to be CIC.
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