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Gabriela Domenzain @GabiDomenzain 48m48 minutes ago@MartinOMalley stopped by WWII #veteran "thank you, we appreciate what you said: we're not boots on the ground."
Martin O'Malley @MartinOMalley
A mother of a service member to Governor OMalley: "My son is not a pair of boots on the ground. These are American soldiers. #DemDebate
askew
(1,464 posts)see our soldiers as just political tools but as real people who deserve more respect.
Such a moment.
bigtree
(86,008 posts)...this one.
Sarah Beckman @SarahBeckman3
@MartinOMalley sticking around to shake hands and take pictures with supporters. #DemDebate #iacaucus
EndElectoral
(4,213 posts)mythology
(9,527 posts)Hopefully it manages to stick as that euphemism should go away when it comes to fighting wars.
bigtree
(86,008 posts)...kudos to O'Malley for getting to the heart of the rhetoric.
It's a compelling attitude toward war and the deployments of our men and women in the military.
askew
(1,464 posts)this morning on the Sunday talk shows vs. "boots on the ground". What O'Malley said resonated big time.
bigtree
(86,008 posts)...from the heart.
That principled compassion of his becoming a trademark in this campaign.