Historically, this isn’t all that unusual. Keep in mind that it was presented to him by the guys who captured Saddam.
“White House spokesman Jim Morrell said, “The president was proud of the performance and bravery of our armed forces and was honored to receive it on behalf of the troops involved in the operation.”
Keep in mind too, it’s being reported by Reuters … hardly paragons of objectivity or models of what a young reporter should emulate. They’re basically International equivalents of supermarket tabloids.
A little, but it’s not too bad.
Historically, this isn’t all that unusual. Keep in mind that it was presented to him by the guys who captured Saddam.
“White House spokesman Jim Morrell said, “The president was proud of the performance and bravery of our armed forces and was honored to receive it on behalf of the troops involved in the operation.”
Keep in mind too, it’s being reported by Reuters … hardly paragons of objectivity or models of what a young reporter should emulate. They’re basically International equivalents of supermarket tabloids.