December 1, 2009
Day 316
Claiming Bush ‘repeatedly’ ignored requests for more troops
President Obama claimed that President Bush repeatedly rejected requests for more troops in Afghanistan when there is no proof that was the case.
Skipping blessing for the troops
The president says “God bless you” and “God bless the United States of America” but leaves out his prepared “God bless our troops.”
Bringing Iraq war to ‘an irresponsible end’
During his address at West Point about the troop surge in Afghanistan, the president committed a flub when referencing the war in Iraq.