As of 9/11/2001, my company had recently celebrated its 25th anniversary (I’d founded it in 1976), and I had come in around 3AM to put the finishing touches on a new business plan. [...]
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The general that she referred to in this evening’s debate should have been McKiernan, not “McClellan”. Nevertheless, Joe Biden characterized the general as saying: The fact is that our commanding general in Afghanistan said today that a surge — the surge principles used in Iraq will not — well, let me say this [...] The most intriguing part was Senator Biden’s insistence that he ONLY supported the Iraq resolution to threaten, not to actually attack. BIDEN: With regard to Iraq, I indicated it would be a mistake to — I gave the president the power. I voted for the power because he said he needed it not to [...] I have tremendous respect for Staff Sgt. Brian Jopek, who is the father of Ryan David Jopek, the soldier killed in Iraq whose bracelet Barack Obama wore during the debate. When I discovered the March interview in which the father related the mother’s desire for Senator Obama not to wear it, I was struck [...] UPDATE: For the full recap, use the “Bracelet tag and see the whole sequence. The story has been confirmed. Barack Obama’s bracelet is apparently not being worn with permission from the parents, and what he’s saying about it seems not to be true. The mother is no Cindy Sheehan. This, in a fair world, [...] |
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