President Barack Obama spoke at Fort Bliss, Texas, On August 31, 2012:
Description from the White House:
On the two-year anniversary of the end of our combat mission in Iraq, the President speak to troops at Fort Bliss, and discusses that part of ending wars responsibly demands standing by those who have served. August 31, 2012.
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- Fact sheet on Executive Order to Improve Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans
- Text of the Executive Order
- Obama Honors US Troops on Iraq Anniversary (voanews.com)
- Obama: Afghan transition complete by 2014 (upi.com)
- Obama Marks Second Anniversary of End of Iraq War (voanews.com)
- NPR: Obama campaigns for veterans’ mental health
- ABC News blog; with Obama’s visit, troops talk suicide prevention
- Obama vows help to soldiers, marks Iraq war end (news.yahoo.com)
- Obama focuses on veterans, military at Fort Bliss, on anniversary of Iraq combat end (democraticunderground.com)
- Obama Campaigns For Veterans’ Mental Health – NPR (npr.org)
- In weekly address, Obama touts military support (cbsnews.com)
- Obama visits Texas to mark Iraq war anniversary (thegrio.com)
- Obama Emphasizes Veterans Support as War Recedes – Bloomberg (bloomberg.com)
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Oh also according to Mitt the soldiers simply aren’t important.
http://thinkprogress.org/security/2012/09/07/813831/romney-rnc-speech-troops-important/
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Hmm..we seem to have scared off David. Pity that.
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Official count: Zero. GOP didn’t honor veterans, nor even mention them. GOP pretended wars in Iraq and Afghanistan never happened. GOP ignored the First Responders. GOP ignored anyone in America who isn’t a financier.
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As I recall he mentioned neither the veterans, the troops or even mentioned the wars.
Then of course there is Labor day in which the GOP, not once, mentioned..you know…labor.
Its as if they pretend that corprate CEOs and owners do it all by themselves.
Oh wait..that’s exactly what they pretend.
One would think the GOP would be smart enough to figure out that 99% of their base do not own companies but work in them. But no..the GOP once again goes out of its way to blatantly insult them.
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Nick,
How many times did Mint Rawmoney mention veterans or the troops during his RNC acceptance speech? I can’t recall offhand.
Sincerely,
Jim
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Mitt Romney and the GOP: On anniversary of ending of Iraq wark, a pledge to screw the wounded and any other soldier.
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