CNN Can’t Find Any Republican Troops In Iraq
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Kyra Phillips is a little….I dunno..ditzy?
From Newsbusters:
CNN’s Kyra Phillips, currently in Iraq on assignment, apparently couldn’t find any Iraqi troops who support the Republicans for the November election in the U.S. All of those featured in her report on Friday’s “Newsroom” program said glowing things about Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, or the Democrats in general. Ahmed Mansour, one of the soldiers from Iraq’s Sixth Division that Philips interviewed, expressed his preference for Hillary Clinton. “The truth is I pay attention to Democratic Party — even more, Hillary Clinton.” When asked why he liked Hillary, he said, “Because I like her personality, because she’s new. In America, you need something new, a new female president. We saw and lived under the Republican Party, under Bush. We would like to see what the Democrats have to offer.”
Phillips asked three other Iraqi soldiers about their take on the upcoming American election. Ali Saleh voiced his support for the Democrats in general. “Democrat is better than Republican. We are living under the Republicans. We know the situation. It’s difficult under the Republicans.” Ali Mohammed, when asked which candidate he was “paying attention to,” his one word answer was “Clinton.” As a follow-up, Phillips asked Mohammed that if he “had a chance to sit down with Hillary Clinton, what would you tell her you need in Iraq?” Mohammed’s answer: “I would ask her to help compose a book about democracy and send it to Iraqi politicians. It would help.”
The final soldier featured by Phillips, Alaa Ahmed, said Obama is his favorite candidate. He further explained that Obama is “practical and loves to serve his country.” Phillips then asked the “sit down” question to Ahmed concerning Obama. Ahmed’s response: “I would ask him to pay attention to the Middle East and the Iranian and American conflict that’s happening on Iraqi land. That is affecting Iraq and needs to be addressed.” Phillips then said to Ahmed, “There’s been lots of talk about how Iran is affecting this war, funneling terrorists, weapons.” Ahmed agreed. “Of course, we believe that. We have proof that the Iranians help the terrorists by giving them money, weapons, and many other things.”
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