[STARWISE]

God bless and protect them .. many of them from the '09 class will be going to Afghanistan.

So while he laments the financial costs of the war, everyone had to be loaded up and flown to New York, instead of being appropriate for the occasion and speaking .. frugally as well .. from the White House.

They know ..

Veterans Tom Colwell (L) and Dennis E. Kane watch U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the war on Afghanistan at the VFW Post 3513 in Scottsdale, Arizona December 1, 2009.

[mystery-ak]

Great post STARWISE....yes, those Vets know...sigh!

[onyx]

The photos! I watched the cadets expressions during the speech and those three photos are good representations.

Thank you, Starwise!

[hsalaw]

Looks like Tom and Dennis have their backs turned to the Obozo. I’d do the same.