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Obama's Fort Hood shooting remarks prove to us that our soldiers are first in his heart and mind. He seldom has an hour go by that he doesn't think about their sacrifices for our country. Our Commander-in-Chief is always ready to go the extra mile in showing our military that they are his number one concern; he is like one of them. I would like to thank President Obama for his heart felt remarks that he made this afternoon regarding the tragedy that took place at Fort Hood today. It is nice to finally have a President who really cares for our military men and women, and not one who only uses them for political reasons. Obama is the greatest Commander-in-Chief since George Washington. God bless you President Obama, for without you, we would have no hope or change. You are my hero. jbranstetter04 President Obama: Fort Hood shooting 'horrific' President Barack Obama promised "answers to every single question" about Thursday's shooting at Fort Hood after an attack by at least one U.S. service member that left 12 soldiers dead and 31 wounded. Speaking at the Interior Department, Obama said he had already conferred with Defense Secretary Robert Gates about the attack and would continue to receive updates. "We don't yet know all the details," Obama said. "What we do know is that a number of American soldiers have been killed and even more have been wounded in a horrific outburst of violence." "These are men and women who have made the selfless and courageous decision to risk and at times give their lives to the rest of us on a daily basis," the president continued. "It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an Army base on American soil." Obama's remarks came at the conclusion of the Tribal Nations Conference hosted by the Interior Department and the White House. He told his listeners leaders from many of the 564 federally recognized American Indian tribes that he had discarded his prepared comments in light of the breaking news. "I planned to make some broader remarks," he said after brief introductory comments. "But as some of you might have heard there has been a tragic shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas." Prior to the president's remarks, Lt. Gen. Bob Cone confirmed to reporters in Texas that the shooting had been carried out by military personnel. According to reports, the shooter was Major Malik Nadal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who had previously worked at the Walter Reed Hospital, and was unhappy that he had been deployed to Iraq. It remains unclear if other military members were involved in the attack or if Hasan had acted alone. The White House issued a statement from Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill "expressing our sympathies to the families of the brave soldiers who fell today. We are all praying for those who were wounded and hoping for their full and speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are also with the entire Fort Hood community as they deal with this senseless tragedy. Both chambers Congress held moments of silence to mark the shooting. Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison requested that the Senate briefly halt its business "in memory of 11 great soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, who have been shot down this afternoon at the base." "I know all of us love our military and appreciate everything they do," Hutchison said. "For them to have to suffer even more tragedy like this, as they are on their way to protect us, is unthinkable." Rep. John Carter, the congressman who represents Fort Hood, asked for a moment of silence in the House. "It is a real tragedy that these families are losing loved ones," he said. Earlier, Hutchison told Fox News she had learned the dead shooter was scheduled for deployment to Iraq, and "I think that there was some measure of being upset about that." Read the rest here: http://www.politico.comews/stories/1109/29204.html

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