Politically speaking, a presidential trip to a war zone is the antithesis of grabbing headlines by Twitter or shoutout to a press spray while heading…
Politically speaking, a presidential trip to a war zone is the antithesis of grabbing headlines by Twitter or shoutout to a press spray while heading to board Marine One on the White House lawn.
For security reasons, the world isn’t usually aware when commanders in chief fly halfway around the globe into a place where bombs might explode or rockets impact. The war zones are often so far away that most Americans are asleep when it happens. There’s no instant gratification.
Those are just some of the reasons President Donald Trump is to be commended for his Christmastime visit with U. S. troops in Iraq, paying tribute to those who are risking their lives and who are separated from their families during the holidays.
The trip was as overdue as it was welcome.
Trump, who avoided military service during the Vietnam War, was nearly two years into his presidency without having visited service members in harm’s way.
