On Aug. 5, U.S. Army Major General Harold Greene was murdered in Afghanistan. It only took Barack Obama two days to mention the incident, or the general. After all, he’s only the highest-ranking military officer killed in Afghanistan
“Skeptical tweeters wondered if he ever would,” Twitchy said.
He finally did on Thursday.
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Pres Obama used his bill signing speech to mention the loss this week of Maj Gen Harold Greene. Called him "a dedicated American soldier."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 7, 2014
"Our prayers are with the Greene Family as they are with all the Gold Star families," said Pres Obama in his V.A. speech.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) August 7, 2014
Mighty big of him, as other Twitter users observed:
@markknoller Well that's big of him
— Jean Tuttle (@waffle721) August 7, 2014
https://twitter.com/GuyMonzeglio/statuses/497425096839929856
@markknoller He should have been at the airplane to meet the body
— Jean Tuttle (@waffle721) August 7, 2014
But that might’ve interfered with really important things — like golf.
One person provided something of a tribute to Gen. Greene’s accomplishments:
https://twitter.com/jayhussey/status/497429268331520001
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