Iraq pullout must go slowly, troops warn

[308Mike]

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Iraq pullout must go slowly, troops warn

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Posted : Monday Nov 17, 2008 5:40:12 EST

President-elect Barack Obama may have won the White House largely on his economic platform, but he appears to have some work ahead of him to forge a connection with one important slice of his new constituency — America’s service members.

Obama “hasn’t served,” said Army Capt. Alexander Misiewicz, who spent a year as an operating room nurse at the combat support hospital in Baghdad and is now assigned to Fort Hamilton, N.Y.

“The closest he comes is that his grandfather was in Patton’s Army,” Misiewicz said. “He needs to understand the sacrifices people are making and dedicate a great deal of support to the men and women who are serving their country.”

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[Darrell]

The Left has been desperately hoping, wishing and trying to make Iraq Vietnam all over again. I daresay it's not too late to lose Iraq... and then, of course, they'll turn around and blame it on Bush, he's Nixon reincarnate!