Biden Sees his Son Off to Iraq
01 October 2008 1:11 pm by Taylor Marsh
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| Beau, a Captain in the Delaware National Guard, deploys to Iraq on Friday. |
In case you’ve lost track of reality during the economic crisis, the DoD just announced its 2009 Iraq deployments, “additional major units scheduled to deploy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.” The fight to get out of Iraq isn’t over.
I’ve made no secret that I am a real believer in Joe Biden. He and his team were invited to write (and cross-post) on this blog when others wouldn’t allow him in. I also had the pleasure to meet and speak one-on-one with him during the primaries. He’s quite simply the best Democratic mind on foreign policy we have today.
But Biden is a family man first. That has been apparent throughout his political career, but especially at the convention. There wasn’t a dry eye when his mother was shown, or when his family came on stage.
Everyone at TM.com wishes Beau Biden godspeed, hoping that all the work his father has done to get our soldiers the equipment they need will pay off and bring Beau home safely.
“So long as a single American soldier or marine remains in Iraq, we will provide him or her with the best protection this country can provide.” – Senator Joe Biden
Tomorrow, it’s not only the foreign policy Biden I want to show up, but “Lunch Bucket Joe.” The man who goes home every night to Delaware, that was born in Scranton. He’ll take it to McCain if he does. Sarah Palin isn’t the issue. She’ll do herself in with her word blizzards. Actually, she already has with many voters (dragging McCain down with her), including HRC supporters who still aren’t keen on Obama, but won’t hand over their civil rights to the right-wing. Biden simply needs to keep his eye on McCain, drilling McCain on Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Two words Biden should use over and over again, which Obama did well last Friday: “McCain’s wrong.” The wrong man for the times. The wrong commander in chief for the times. The wrong economic steward for the times.
Consider this an open thread. Have at it.
