Biden's Son to be Deployed to Iraq

[Harry Monroe]

CNN) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden told a crowd at the Iowa State Fair Thursday that his son will be deployed to Iraq.

Beau Biden, Delaware’s attorney general, is a captain in the Army National Guard. His unit has been notified that it should be prepared to deploy in 2008.

“He’ll go…I don’t want him going,” the Delaware senator told the crowd. “But I don’t want my grandsons or granddaughters going back in 15 years. So how we leave makes a big difference.”

The Delaware senator’s son was in attendance as Biden addressed the crowd in Des Moines.

Republican presidential candidates John McCain and Duncan Hunter also have sons who have either served or have been called for duty in Iraq.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/08/16/bidens-son-to-deploy-to-iraq/

[geiger]

1. It will be interesting to see how Biden's disposition is affected in the coming year....

Good excuse to leave the Presidential race, that's for sure.

[rodeodance]

2. Joe. B. is on Wiscon Public Radio now taking questions.

[niyad]

3. when did hunter's son go to iraq? isn't mccain's still in training?

[aquart]

4. So he thinks the world will be essentially the same 15 years from now.

Is no one processing the effects of global warming except Gore?

[Jillian]

9. Actually Biden held a hearing early this year

saying that Global Warming is a threat to our security.


What he is referring to in the OP is that it matters how we leave Iraq, so we don't ever have to go back.

[aquart]

11. Yah. He's still not getting it.

[Taverner]

5. Wasn't he deployed to the ME before?

Afghanistan?

[valerief]

6. I think ALL parents should stop their kids from going to Iraq, including Biden, who knows better. nt

[acmavm]

7. As much as I dislike the guy, at least his family is showing dignity and

honor in this instance. He could use his daddy's position to get him out of it, I would think. Maybe not. I don't know. But like McCain (who I dispise), they're kids are willing to put it on the line like the rest of the kids in the service.

[Jillian]

8. I *thought* I heard it was next year. n/t

[MidwestTransplant]

10. Too bad he can't serve his country by running around Iowa helping his dad get elected

There is no higher service to the country than that. Baaaaaaaaaaarf.