Soldiers in Iraq have better grasp on Nat Security
New York Post
November 17, 2007
Fred: GIs 'Get' US Policy
By Associated Press
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said yesterday a 20-year- old soldier serving in Iraq often has a better grasp of national security than a veteran lawmaker in Congress.
Thompson spoke to about 100 supporters in Florida, where recent polls show the actor-politician in single digits, trailing his top rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney and in a close race with John McCain and Mike Huckabee.
"It always is amazing to me that the average 20-year-old today serving in Iraq has a better understanding oftentimes of our national security and what it takes than a 20-year veteran of Capitol Hill who is playing politics," Thompson said.
He said the United States should not pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan with "our tail between our legs."
He repeated his call for boosting the size of the military.
November 17, 2007
Fred: GIs 'Get' US Policy
By Associated Press
PENSACOLA, Fla. - Republican presidential hopeful Fred Thompson said yesterday a 20-year- old soldier serving in Iraq often has a better grasp of national security than a veteran lawmaker in Congress.
Thompson spoke to about 100 supporters in Florida, where recent polls show the actor-politician in single digits, trailing his top rivals Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney and in a close race with John McCain and Mike Huckabee.
"It always is amazing to me that the average 20-year-old today serving in Iraq has a better understanding oftentimes of our national security and what it takes than a 20-year veteran of Capitol Hill who is playing politics," Thompson said.
He said the United States should not pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan with "our tail between our legs."
He repeated his call for boosting the size of the military.
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