I received this today in two different E-Mails and saw a clip on TV News. Not sure if it should be Iraq or Afghanistan…but powerful!
Senator Obama’s Visit to Afghanistan
A Soldier Who Saw Obama in Iraq
Subject: Obama’s Visit
Hello everyone,
As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along that Senator Obama came to Bagram Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit to “The War Zone”. I wanted to share with you what happened. He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram. As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and didn’t say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General. As he finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell (pretty much a big top tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with weights) so he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned the opportunity to talk to Soldiers to thank them for their service. So really he was just here to make a showing for the American’s back home that he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are going to make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are providing the freedom that they are providing for you.
I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the President of the United States. I just don’t understand how anyone would want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around those that provide the freedom for him and our great country. If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all to know what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see in the news is all fake.
In service,
CPT Jeffrey S. Porter
Battle Captain
TF Wasatch
American Soldier
(married and father of 6 children)
Hmmm, just wondering how true this is? I got the e-mail today, but for some reason can’t believe that Obama would be that stupid! Sounds like another “Jane Fonda” scam. My daddy taught me something that I still believe to this day. “Believe nothing of what you hear and half of what you see”. So, if I don’t see it with my own eyes…and I am 100% sober…don’t expect me to believe what I hear. Oh, and just FYI, I am NOT an Obama supporter. I’m also NOT part of either political party.
When this Captain Jeffrey makes a formal announcement on video….then I may take stock in his words.
I’ll bet CPT Jeffrey S. Porter is now PVT Jeffrey S. Potter as he should be.
The email was not factual as reported in ArmyTimes and NY Daily news.
http://www.factcheck.org/askfactcheck/print_did_obama_snub_us_troops_in_afghanistan.html