December 2, 2009
Promise of more ‘dwell time’ to troops thrown out the window
Not only did President Obama apparently forget to bless the troops during his Afghanistan speech, the administration is breaking a promise to American soldiers to increase the amount of time they have at home between deployments.
December 1, 2009
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.
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.
May 13, 2009
Flip-flopping on detainee photos
Three weeks after telling a federal judge that the Justice Department would release photos of alleged detainee abuse in Iraq and Afghanistan to the ACLU, the president has completely reversed his decision.