Barack Obama said this during an anti-war speech in 2002:
The consequences of war are dire, the sacrifices immeasurable. We may have occasion in our lifetime to once again rise up in defense of our freedom, and pay the wages of war. But we ought not?—?we will not?—?travel down that hellish path blindly. Nor should we allow those who would march off and pay the ultimate sacrifice, who would prove the full measure of devotion with their blood, to make such an awful sacrifice in vain.
Barack Obama said this last night:
Can you believe anything he says? Can we afford to elect a Commander in Chief he says troops are dying in vain when it serves his political purposes and then changes his tune on the national stage? Is it too much to ask that our next President have some integrity?
H/T: Hot Air
He couldn’t even remember the name of the soldier whose bracelet he claims he was given. How sad was that? McCain probably had his on under the jacket. I’d faint from the shock Obama had his on.
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