Analysis: Obama achieves defining TV shot in Iraq

Yahoo News/AP ^ | 4/7/09 | STEVEN R. HURST, Associated Press Writer Steven R. Hurst, Associated Press Writer

[ilgipper]

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama went for the defining television shot in Iraq and got it — pictures of hundreds of U.S. troops cheering wildly as he told them it was time for the Iraqis to take charge of their own future. The war zone photo opportunity produced a stunning show of appreciation for Obama from military men and women who have made great sacrifices, many serving repeated tours in a highly unpopular war.

[Blind Eye Jones]

There is nothing this guy won't stoup for.

[longhorn too]

” We are in deep trouble as a nation”

I believe the Lord is removing his protection and blessings from the United States because of the sins of this country.

[CaptRon]

Thanks. Makes sense now, thoug I give Larry Sinclair zero credibility.

[BARLF]

I am so scared you are right.

[rlmorel]

This is unbelievable.

Look at this video:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/30089760#30089760

I defy ANYONE to truthfully classify this as “cheering wildly”. This is crap. Notice how there seems to be an overwhelming preponderance of women and minorities in this as well.

Unbelievable.

You want to see “wild cheering”? Look at the post by Freeper exist at post #8. THAT is enthusiastic cheering.

This is disgusting. I refuse...REFUSE to believe that they could even get this lukewarm crowd with cherry picked personnel.

[Mr. Know It All]

I believe the Lord is removing his protection and blessings from the United States because of the sins of this country.

In other words, "God d--- America." Is that you, Rev. Wright?

[arthurus]

That won’t be the case next time.

Next time the Democrats will already have their candidate and the Democrat primaries will be meaningless. Next time the Democrats will flood into the open Republican primaries, change their registrations to Republican and vote in the closed Republican primaries, and as happened in the late season, will choose the Republican candidate they prefer.

[stainlessbanner]

The MSM was in full-swing constrasting the wild cheering for "superstar quality" Barry against the solemn, quiet response for Bush last year.

They even mentioned the Iraqi reporter shoe throwing incident as evidence Barry was more well-recieved than GW.

[Intolerant in NJ]

The a$$ actually said the troops had completed a remarkable achievement by guaranteeing the freedom and independence of Iraq - strange he didn’t see it that way when he was obstructing and bad-mouthing the war those many years - guess it’s different now that he can be in on the vicroty celebration.....

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Synonym: A Lewinski

[panthermom]

Wow!! The video is a complete 180 of what the pictures portray!

[TheOldLady]

The oddest thing. When I played the video — with the grim-faced troops watching 0 — the sound was so muddy that I couldn’t understand a word of it. It was great! Made it possible to sit through the whole thing. He just said, “Wraagh wah ah waaaguff ougggh” over and over. ;-D

The camera kept searching for smiles, but I only saw one or two.

[M1Tanker]

Yes, but I doubt I will see him here. Iraq was were he made his “campaign stop”. In Afghanistan, he cut the surge in half quietly, but loudly (mis)stated that HE was the one who approved more troops for Afghanistan. I think that marks only the 2nd time he has been to Iraq also.

When Kerry came to Iraq in late 2006, the Military walked out of the gym when he entered to work out. When Murtha and Pelosi came in early 2007, they would not even deign to notice the Military and the USMC guards were told to stay away (Blackwater, ironically, guarded the congresspeople).

There are ways to respectfully go against him. But those are very few and I do not speak for the US Military in my statements. The same people in government (especially DOD civilians) who openly and viciously mocked President Bush now file “racism” charges against people who so much as question the wild assertions Obama makes. We have a chaplain at another base here who has pictures of Obama all over his office, yet no depictions of Jesus. In my opinion, the depictions he has of Obama are... very similar to a pre-1950s German style. The idolatry and cult like worship would be amusing if not for the cult like witch hunts carried out by the Obamaniacs.

That is the new reality we live in: Dissent is not patriotic anymore. Only blind obedience to Obama and paying taxes.

[Interesting Times]

Pravda couldnt have written it better. We are in deep trouble as a nation.

This is Pravda.

AP = American Pravda.

[Old Professer]

Tis but the metaphorical manifestation of a myth apparently made up in the mind of a drug-addled misfit.

The Huffington Post described the imaginings this way:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/18/obama-accuser-larry-sincl_n_107900.html

[rlmorel]

It isn’t just me, right?

[Travis T. OJustice]

Wow, if that is representative of our military, it’s about 75% female, and 50%+ minority.

[longhorn too]

Mr. Know it all

I was speaking of the sins of homosexuality, abortion, the constant bashing of anything Christian and many more that this country is guilty of.

Now does that sound like Rev. Wright?

I assume you are not much of a bible scholar!

[READINABLUESTATE]

This piece of trash propaganda article needs a ‘barf alert’!!

I would go with “projectile vomit alert”. Just before this he blew off a stop in France to tour the american cemetary at normandy. “We went through the motions to placate President Sarkozy....

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2223678/posts

[Thunder90]

The best way to “Defy” him is to be to the letter in observing procedure regarding POTUS. It probably drives Obama nuts, because he seems to hate the pomp and circumstance.