4479: Soldier Death in Iraq Same Day Obama Announces Pullout

October 27, 2011

Tags: iraq, Obama, Shapiro
Posted in: Democracy, Iraq, Military, Other Ideas

Too much irony for one war.

The Department of Defense announced the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn in Iraq.

Private First Class Steven F. Shapiro, 29, of Hidden Valley Lake, Calif., died Oct. 21 in Tallil, Iraq. He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Steven died the same day Obama announced the US troop pullout, stating “ALL troops would be home by the holidays.”

Sorry Mr. President, too late. Steven is not coming home.

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