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Veterans Group Slams Obama: Heroes Don't Take Credit

Rick T Wrote: May 03, 2012 8:31 AM
Obama would have seemed so much bigger if he simply praised our awesome military guys and let it go at that. His decision was an easy one.
rightminded gal Wrote: May 03, 2012 8:47 AM
I agree with you totally, Rick. And the campaign trip (not military, but political) on the anniversary of Osama's death really is more about spiking the football, than emboldening the troops. And what a tragedy that troops were killed by a suicide bomber right afterwards.
Rick T Wrote: May 03, 2012 9:32 AM
Yup - and we are not the only ones who know it!

Veterans for a Strong America, a non-partisan veteran and military support group, is hitting President Obama for "spiking the football" on the one year anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. The group has published an advertisement showing Obama taking all the credit for the bin Laden killing while explaining that "real heroes don't take credit." The ad also slams former President Bill Clinton for saying if the raid had gone wrong, it would have been horrible for Obama rather than the Navy SEALs who risked their lives to kill bin Laden.

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