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Obama Went To Gym Instead

Mike

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ARLINGTON, Va., July 31 /Standard Newswire/ -- Today, Dr. Danny Jazarevic, who served as the Chief of Trauma, Critical Care and Vascular Surgery at Landstuhl, issued the following statement on Barack Obama's canceled visit to Ramstein and Landstuhl:

"Last week, Senator Obama skipped a visit with wounded U.S. troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany because the Pentagon would not allow campaign staff or media to accompany him into the hospital. I served as director of trauma surgery at that hospital for nearly four years and saw the effect that a visit from a celebrity like Senator Obama could have on morale. During that time, I do not recall a single member of Congress canceling a visit with the troops despite being just a few hours away, but Senator Obama seems to have been more concerned with how the visit would affect him than how it would affect the soldiers recovering from wounds received in the service of their country."

Dr. Danny Jazarevic served as the Chief of Trauma, Critical Care and Vascular Surgery at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. In 1984, Dr. Jazarevic joined the United States Army and later the Florida National Guard. He has since served in Honduras, Africa, Saudi Arabia, Bosnia, and Iraq. From December 2002 through January 2006, Dr. Jazarevic was assigned to the U.S. Army Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, where he served as Chief of Trauma, Critical Care and Vascular Surgery. During this period, he deployed to Iraq numerous times, including with the 101st Airborne Division Forward Surgical Team and as Director of Operations for the 44th U.S. Army Medical Command. He is currently the Chief Trauma Surgeon at a civilian medical center in Florida, and also serves as a full Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Dr. Jazarevic has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal.
 

aplusmnt

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I think not only was it that he could not get a photo op out of it. But that he was probably looking for any reason not to have to visit troops. He was basically forced into this trip by McCain calling him out on it. He obviously had no personal desire to go see how things were going with our troops.

The quicker he could get this pesty American troop stuff over with and get on to his true contingency and what was important, running for the Messiah the world the better!

Very little talk was even done about his visits to any troops. He made sure it was overshadowed with his Rock Star gatherings in the likes of Germany.
 

Sandhusker

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The "official" reason from the Obama camp was that they thought a visit to the hospital would be taken as a political move. I guess they thought that a freshman senator giving a speech to the Germans wouldn't be......
 

Mike

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He knew the Pentagon rules before announcing his trip schedule and the hospitals were on the list.

I can't imagine why he didn't visit those soldiers, but I'd bet if he had it to do over again he would.
 
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