It's simpler than Pete argues. Obama will, if elected, be these soldiers CIC. He need to look them in the eye and listen to what his soldiers and commanders have to say, THEN make decisions about his future strategy.
Why Obama Must Go to Iraq - WSJ.com
Why Obama Must Go to Iraq
By PETE HEGSETH
June 5, 2008Earlier this year, I spent five days in Iraq, walking the same streets in Baghdad where I had served two years earlier as an infantry platoon leader in the 101st Airborne Division.
The visit reinforced for me not only the immense complexity of the war – so often lost in our domestic political debate – but also the importance of taking the time to visit Iraq to talk with the soldiers and Marines serving on the front lines in order to grasp the changing dynamics of a fluid battlefield.
It is for this reason that the failure of Sen. Barack Obama to travel to Iraq over the past two and a half years is worrisome, and a legitimate issue in this presidential election.
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