Comments on: McCain Says Obama Will Change His Mind on War if He Visits Iraq

[omaar-101]

Concern mounts over Rising Troop (Suicides)Last year''s 2,100 attempted Suicides -- an average of more than 5 per day --

Compares with about 350 suicide attempts in 2002, the year before the war in Iraq began, according to the Army.


Average of 5 soldiers Per Day tried to commit suicide in 2007, Army figures show

U.S. ;.WASHINGTON

(CNN) -- Every day, five U.S.
soldiers try to kill themselves. Before the Iraq war began, that figure was Less than One Suicide Attempt a Day.


The dramatic increase is revealed in new U.S. Army figures, which show 2,100 soldiers (Tried to Commit Suicide in 2007).

"Suicide attempts are rising and have risen over the last five years," said Col. Elspeth Cameron-Ritchie, an Army psychiatrist.


"Our troops and their families are under unprecedented levels of stress due to the pace and frequency of more than five years of deployments," Webb said in a written statement.

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, took to the Senate floor Thursday, urging MORE HELP for Military Members, especially for those Returning From War.

"Our Brave Service Members who face Deployment After Deployment without the rest, recovery and treatment they need are at the breaking point," Murray said.


According to Army statistics, the incidence of U.S. Army soldiers attempting suicide or inflicting injuries on themselves has SKYROCKETED in the nearly five years since the START of the IRAQ WAR.

[jack3213]

The blind walk endlessly behind the inexperianced leader promising them the sky will open, war will end, the economy will improve immediately, in the meanwhile they raise your taxes, keep the war going, provide no change in health care and smile.. I sure would like to be *kissed* first.

Vote McCain 2008.

ps Obama says he wants "unity" but can''t even travel with a fellow senator? What a hypocrit.

[tylerlang3]

Wait - we lost the war? Is Saddam Hussein still in power? What about his sons? Nope, all dead.

Ok, did we defeat the Revolutionary Guard? The Ba''ath Party? Install a democratic government and hold elections? Yes, a long time ago.

Please enlighten me on what we have "lost" besides vague, baseless references to imagined global dissatisfaction and loss of prestige.

[omaar-101]

Obama thinking about trip to Iraq


May 29 (UPI) -- Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., says if he Visits U.S. Forces in Iraq, it''s to TALK to the TOOPS, not to Participate in a Republican Publicity Gimmick.

Obama, seeking the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, has been criticized by presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain for his lack of National Security Experience. To emphasize that point, the Republican National Committee lists on its Web site the number of days since Obama visited Iraq -- 872 as of Thursday.

Obama visited Iraq in January 2006 as part of a Congressional Delegation.

While considering visiting U.S. TROOPS in Iraq this summer, Obama declined McCain''s invitation to take a JOINT TRIP to the Middle Eastern country, a blog on The New York Times Web site reported.

"I just don''t want to be involved in a political stunt. ... I think that if I''m going to Iraq, then I''m there to TALK to TROOPS and talk to Commanders," Obama said. "I''m not there to try to SCORE POLITICAL POINTS or PERFORM."

McCain said he was confident Obama would change his position about ending the war and withdrawing U.S. TROOPS after his visit "because he will see the SUCCESS that has been ACHIEVED on the GROUND.''''

[mattcat25]

I think McCain needs to tour some VA hospitals
Or, better yet, since he is supposedly 100% disabled, he might want to stay for awhile.
Posted by nepeebles at 12:11 PM : May 29, 2008

Maybe McCain should get a better perspective of how life is for the average American as a result of the Conservative Agenda.

[nepeebles]

Does McCain really believe that he can walk through "safe places" and come back home knowing all the answers. Every indicator known to us says we are wrong and that we are not winning this ''unwarranted war''
Why do we stay ther? Because we are in a ''war economy'' and to have all these troops home would be disastrous
I think McCain needs to tour some VA hospitals
Or, better yet, since he is supposedly 100% disabled, he might want to stay for awhile.

[akhajawall]

Dear American Voters,

Hon. Senator McCain and Obama, besides each having many attributes and characteristics. The critical differences in my professional, political, and personal opinion are as under:

1. Presidential "Temperament and Integrity".
2. Little Washington "insider Versus outsider" connectedness.
3. Vision and mission for our nation future rather than past.
4. American policies first USA centric than other countries centric.

In my professional opinion one senator has it and the other does not. We need one for our Greatgrand Nation to address our all these challenges with a fresh, clean and new slate.

God Bless America. its diverse people, and our Greatgrand Nation.

Yours truly,

COL. [retd] A.M.Khajawall
Forensic psychiatrist, Las Vegas NV

[javalation]

McCain rants about losing in Iraq, but he doesn''t say who he thinks to whom we would "lose". The reason is because al Qaeda has never been a threat to take over politically and that''s supposed to be who we are at war. The war has been a fraud from the start and it''s time to find a way out.

[jack3213]

Of course they should go to Irag, a potential President must have courage to face adversity- to deal with reality- to make change- if they are cowards they will not.

[jack3213]

Does anyone think Clinton should go to Irag, too? Do you think she will perceive it as reality or make up a story that she was ambushed, when or if she gets back?!