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Originally posted by onetime2
[BCertainly these are not quite equivalent to going to a full on combat zone. As pointed out, Nixon was the last Pres to do the same.
I wonder if he'll make a stop in Afghanistan. [/B]
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last time i checked, the war was over. or major combat, whatever the difference is.
anyways, i think this was just a BS p.r. stunt for his upcoming re-election campaign, which we, the taxpayers, got to pay for. but i do think it was a good morale booster, and a nice, although insincere (imo) gesture.
so i think it's good he did it, but i think he probably did it for all the wrong reasons.