VFF Video – "Skipped"

Via Vets For Freedom:

Senator Obama repeatedly denies that the surge worked, contradicting reports from top commanders on the ground in Iraq, yet has only been to Iraq twice and has missed countless votes regarding the mission. VFF released “Skipped” to underscore Senator Obama’s failure to be informed of the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan in order to ask him, and Congress, to support passage of legislation in the U.S. Senate that recognizes the success of the surge and our troops.

Vets For Freedom Supports Vet Candidates

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VFF Rally 036, originally uploaded by jlilyea.

Today my blogger buddy, Jonn Lilyea, was able to document a Vets For Freedom Rally in Washington D.C.

While I was slaving at work, Jonn was having fun and hanging out with some remarkable individuals. Is life fair or what?

Photo and video by Jonn Lilyea.

A non-partisan organization, Vets For Freedom, endorsed 17 Congressional candidates from both sides of the isle.

The candidates that gathered there were:

Duane Sand – ND At Large Charlie Summers – ME-5

Tom Manion – PA-8 Duncan Hunter – CA-52

Vince Micco – NJ-9 Senator Jim Inhofe – OK Senate

Robin Hayes – NC-8 Allen West – FL-22

Will Breazeale – NC-7 Steve Stivers – OH-15

Jeff Beatty – MA Senate Marc Ellmore – VA-8

Steve Hudson – MD-8 Chris Myers – NJ-3

Craig Williams – PA-7 Sean Sullivan – CT-2

VFF: I Am The Surge

Vets For Freedom did not ask me to post this video:

They did ask This Ain’t Hell, who I am HatTipping for this video.

VFF had this to say regarding their new video:

Our new television advertisement features powerful testimony from three veterans of the Surge in Iraq. We now have a strategy for success in Iraq. General Petraeus’ new counter-insurgency strategy is working to create a safer Iraq and a safer America.

The Surge worked, but you wouldn’t know it from Senator Obama’s comments. We have documented his unwillingness to acknowledge America’s successful strategy here.

We invite you to read Senator Obama’s thoughts on our current winning strategy and then call his office at (202) 224-2854 and ask him to support Senate Resolution 636, a bi-partisan resolution in the United State Senate sponsored by Senators Lieberman and Graham.

Required reading after you view the video:

Pete Hegseth: Loving the Troops, Hating the Mission

Here is a scruffy Pete reporting from the Golden Mosque,Samarra, Iraq:

Finish The Job

From Vets For Freedom:

No matter who is President? Yes, it does matter. With Obama zig-zagging on Iraq, the only candidate with a consistent plan for Iraq and its crucial role in the global war on terror is McCain.

Oh, did you know: New Iraq report: 15 of 18 benchmarks satisfactory

H/T: This Ain’t Hell

The remarkable David Bellavia debating Jon Stoltz last night on Fox News:

The like able TSO debating Brandon Friedman of Vote Vets regarding comments made by Rush Limbaugh:

Brilliant, simply Brilliant!

Marcus Luttrell Speaks

I can relate to his ‘Media-Induced PTSD’. I warn you, there are some graphic descriptions in his speech to the assembled crowd. Viewer discretion is advised.