Democratic congressional candidate Tammy Duckworth described her hard-scrabble beginnings to the Democratic National Convention Tuesday night, and her experiences as a wounded veteran. And she touted several key military policy successes of Obama’s — the killing of Osama bin Laden, the ending of the ban on gays serving in the military and improved services for veterans — while castigating Mitt Romney and last week’s Republican National Convention.
Barack Obama has also lived up to his responsibilities as commander-in-chief, ending the war in Iraq, refocusing on Afghanistan and eradicating terrorist leaders including bin Laden. President Obama pushed for fairness in the military, listening to commanders as we ended “don’t ask, don’t tell,” and on how to allow women to officially serve in more combat jobs—because America’s daughters are just as capable of defending liberty as her sons.
When it comes to our men and women in harm’s way, we have a clear choice on November 6th. Last week, Mitt Romney had a chance to show his support for the brave men and women he is seeking to command. But he chose to criticize President Obama instead of even uttering the word “Afghanistan.”
