TROOPS ARE COMING HOME!!

Hey everybody I am off of work today and I just heard that President OBAMA is sending home the troops before the holidays!!! YAYYYYYYY

All of them? At the same time? Wow.

My girls father is in Afghanistan but his wife and stepkids live in Alabama so I'm not sure if he'd go there or come here. But still...that's pretty cool.

Ok, correction: troops in IRAQ will be home for Christmas. I don't think this applies to their dad, sadly. They miss him a lot.

Of course, an election will be coming up soon, that was strategically planned well.  Why wasn't it done a lot earlier?  Now what is the plan to deal with and create jobs for these poor folks?  A lot to think about, but safety and health is number one concern. Glad to hear that Home for the Holidays will have a special meaning.

Not to start any sort of political debate, but there is a YEAR until the next election. This will probably be long forgotten by then or trumped by the next big political scandal. I think it's moreso that we look ridiculous still being there. Especially after Ghadafi's death. We have killed most of the bad guys. They can't justify keeping our troops over there forever.

No debating here either, but come on the only thing on t.v. these days is the political canidacy race and that's obvious.  It will definately be another feather in his hat when it's time for re-election.

I highly doubt it. I'm not necessarily an Obama enthusiast but I do work in media relations. This will be all but forgotten in a matter of days or weeks. I mean, lookit. We already got past Bin Laden's death and that was HUGE. Yes, he'll probably mention it in his race, but I don't think it will have much impact with the public beyond a certain point and he has good enough media people to know that. If he were doing this for re-election he would have ended the war right around next September. Remember, he doesn't have to be nominated as a candidate. He simply needs to win the election. So he has no vested interest in creating a PR stunt until it's time to hit the polls.

For what it's worth, I think around that time Obama will have found a cure for AIDS or something that he just so conveniently shares with us at that time. Next Labor Day. Watch out for it!!!

(laugh)

Seriously though...this is all a moot point. As my oldest daughter says with wide eyes "You know the world is supposed to end in 2012...."

 Create jobs for what "poor folks"?  Just because the soliders come home from Iraq doesn't mean they're out of a job.. and if they are National Guard their prior job must be reserved for them, it's the law.

Well, if you think THAT will happen, I've got a bridge for sale in Brooklyn.

I agree with you happyhealing, it's all about the campaign and the campaigning started already. He is all about campaigning and I don't think he ever stopped!

About the troops coming home, trust me I understand, I am a military wife and I don't want them to stay there either. I just hope it doesn't come back to bite us in the hiney later.

God bless each and every one of our precious service men and women!!

Wynter