Ignoring The Troops

Welcome back John ,If I where you I would Give Obama #$%^* for Ignoring the troops.
How dare he go play basket ball with them in that war zone. By the way did you bring back my good clubs? I went to use them this weekend they may not improve my public rating but may help my score.

GOP campaign says Democrat shortchanged 'injured American heroes'

Republican John McCain's campaign on Saturday sharply criticized Democratic rival Barack Obama for canceling a visit to wounded troops in Germany, contending Obama chose foreign leaders and cheering Europeans over "injured American heroes."

A new McCain ad that began airing Saturday in selected markets also chides Obama as disrespectful for making "time to go to the gym" during his European visit while at the same time canceling the visit with wounded troops.

Heres segment done on fox news




McCain's new ad uses footage of Barack Obama playing basketball with the troops, to argue that he has been ignoring them. Ops

" Seemed the Pentagon wouldn't allow him to bring cameras," according to the ad, which is being televised in Colorado, Pennsylvania and the Washington D.C. area. "John McCain is always there for our troops."

Dr. Katherine Scheirman, who was Chief of Medical Operations during Operation Iraqi Freedom, said in a statement:

McCain's own words Discount his own ad.

Saying in an interview to be aired Sunday by ABC's "This Week" that "if I had been told by the Pentagon that I couldn't visit those troops, and I was there and wanted to be there, I guarantee you, there would have been a seismic event."
This coming from ABC by the way.

up date: McCain camp admits ad was false

Than theres this little point:
"John McCain is always there for our troops."

How about opposing the new GI Bill, a bill that was supported overwhelmingly by Democrats and Republicans alike, and meant to give our returning men and women all the benefits they deserve. John McCain said it was "too generous".

"What I do know is that John McCain never misses an opportunity to thank our troops for the work they are doing in the field.”

While taking credit for a bill he voted against.

That would be the New G.I bill

That is until they return home.

Maybe McCain should look to see who's watch the Va hospitals went to $#%&* on and what part he played.

Family Upset Over Soldier's Body Arriving As Freight

http://www.10news.com/news/5504608/detail.html

In following Bush's policies I wonder if McCain will maintain the practice of not being around when our fallen troops return home?

To give our returning men and women all the honor they deserve that's not only ignoring them but showing disrespect the least he could have done being they give their life's for Country in a war based on lies.

One McCain has stated even knowing the truth and the facts now would still have gone to war.

To RECAP. McCain's support for the troops that being McCains not ignoring them.

Well McCain should attack Obama the one time he didn't go see the troops (even though he did call them later in Germany) because behind close doors McCain doesn't seek the welfare of the troops himself.

In mid 2007, Senator Reid noted that McCain missed 10 of the past 14 votes on Iraq. However, here is a summary of a dozen votes (two that he missed and ten that he voted against) with respect to Iraq, funding for veterans or for troops, including equipment and armor.

I have also included other snippets related to the time period when the vote occurred. September 2007: McCain voted against the Webb amendment calling for adequate troop rest between deployments.

At the time, nearly 65% of people polled in a CNN poll indicted that "things are going either moderately badly or very badly in Iraq. July 2007: McCain voted against a plan to drawdown troop levels in Iraq. At the time, an ABC poll found that 63% thought the invasion was not worth it, and a CBS News poll found that 72% of respondents wanted troops out within 2 years.

March 2007: McCain was too busy to vote on a bill that would require the start of a drawdown in troop levels within 120 days with a goal of withdrawing nearly all combat troops within one year. Around this time, an NBC News poll found that 55% of respondents indicated that the US goal of achieving victory in Iraq is not possible. This number has not moved significantly since then.

February 2007: For such a strong supporter of the escalation, McCain didn’t even bother to show up and vote against a resolution condemning it. However, at the time a CNN poll found that only 16% of respondents wanted to send more troops to Iraq (that number has since declined to around 10%), while 60% said that some or all should be withdrawn. This number has since gone up to around 70%. June 2006: McCain voted against a resolution that Bush start withdrawing troops but with no timeline to do so.

May 2006: McCain voted against an amendment that would provide $20 million to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for health care facilities. April 2006: McCain was one of only 13 Senators to vote against $430,000,000 for the Department of Veteran Affairs for Medical Services for outpatient care and treatment for veterans.

March 2006: McCain voted against increasing Veterans medical services funding by $1.5 billion in FY 2007 to be paid for by closing corporate tax loopholes. March 2004: McCain once again voted for abusive tax loopholes over veterans when he voted against creating a reserve fund to allow for an increase in Veterans' medical care by $1.8 billion by eliminating abusive tax loopholes. Jeez, McCain really loves those tax loopholes for corporations, since he voted for them over our veterans' needs. October 2003: McCain voted to table an amendment by Senator Dodd that called for an additional $322,000,000 for safety equipment for United States forces in Iraq and to reduce the amount provided for reconstruction in Iraq by $322,000,000.

April 2003: McCain urged other Senate members to table a vote (which never passed) to provide more than $1 billion for National Guard and Reserve equipment in Iraq related to a shortage of helmets, tents, bullet-proof inserts, and tactical vests. August 2001: McCain voted against increasing the amount available for medical care for veterans by $650,000,000.

To his credit, he also voted against the 2001 Bush tax cuts, which he now supports making permanent, despite the dire financial condition this country is in, and despite the fact that he indicated in 2001 that these tax cuts unfairly benefited the very wealthy at the expense of the middle class. So there it is. McCain I have always been for the troops.....but he seems to forget (as usual) to vote in favor of supporting them. Ya know, I hate research because it helps produce FACTS of the matter.