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Bob98SR5
12-22-2008, 11:06 PM
I am sure some of you will scoff at this article, but for me, I've always believed that President Bush has a good heart for the troops of this country. I cannot fathom the decisions he had to make after 9/11, where to send them, etc.

Some of you who read this might conclude that "well if he didnt send the troops to iraq and afghanistan, he wouldn't have to go to so many funerals or these engagements!" But to me, that's besides the point: they have been sent and the fact that Bush and Cheney, the most vilified Pres/VP, the most mocked of every mainstream media outlet, comedy/satire shows, etc. for the last 8 years have very quietly visited thousands of troops without the media whoring fanfare of politicians of late. To me, this speaks volume of their character and their willingness to put our troops and their families first and politics last. Only now has the media learned of this and frankly speaking, I wish people knew a bit earlier and more about these things that he's done behind the spotlight.


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Article (4 pages): http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/22/bush-cheney-comforted-troops-privately/

Excerpt:

EXCLUSIVE: Bush, Cheney comforted troops privately

For much of the past seven years, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney have waged a clandestine operation inside the White House. It has involved thousands of military personnel, private presidential letters and meetings that were kept off their public calendars or sometimes left the news media in the dark.

Their mission: to comfort the families of soldiers who died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and to lift the spirits of those wounded in the service of their country.

On Monday, the president is set to make a more common public trip - with reporters in tow - to Walter Reed Army Medical Center, home to many of the wounded and a symbol of controversy earlier in his presidency over the quality of care the veterans were receiving.

GIVING SUPPORT: Vice President Dick Cheney, an avid fly-fisherman, practices his cast with wounded troops from Walter Reed Army Medical Center during one of the half-dozen barbecues he's hosted at his Naval Observatory home. (White House photo)

But the size and scope of Mr. Bush's and Mr. Cheney's private endeavors to meet with wounded soliders and families of the fallen far exceed anything that has been witnessed publicly, according to interviews with more than a dozen officials familiar with the effort.

Good Times
12-23-2008, 12:36 AM
:clap: :clap: :clap:

Bighead
12-23-2008, 05:57 AM
The first time I heard of President Bush doing this was when one of my teammates was killed in Afghanistan during Operation Anaconda. Pres. Bush was in town and went to my teammates house and sat with his wife and daughters for a while.

DHC6twinotter
12-23-2008, 07:50 AM
That's awesome. Just the fact that they are doing this without much attention really shows that they are making these visits because they care, not because they want the media or anybody else’s attention.

This just further confirms what I've thought all along--that our current president is one of the most unselfish presidents in recent history, and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep this country and its people safe, even if it means making unpopular decisions and being hated by some. He puts the country's freedom first, not his own personal gain. Pretty awesome in my book, and it's a shame that not many politicians share this mentality.

Just my $.02. :D