Besides, if it were that important she'd still go. Apparently it's not important enough for her to put up with flying commercial so how important was it really?
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I always hated when important people came to visit us. Cheney came while I was in Iraq and it was a giant pain in the ass. If you want to meet the troops, video conference them. They don't need or want the distraction you bring. I guarantee you there isn't a troop in Afghanistan sitting there thinking "I wish my Congressman were here." They aren't going there to visit the troops, they are going there for pictures.