Seems the Lady is co-author of a Bush is Great "study" called "Lessons Learned in Iraq (governance, civil society, and building democracy in Iraq).
And has a real War expert/Iraq Expert resume
Experience
-Senior professional staff member for Near East and South Asia, U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1992-2002
-Staff writer, Insight Magazine, 1987-1992
-Editorial assistant, Los Angeles Times and Reuters, in Jerusalem, 1984-1985
Education
M.A., SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
B.A., Smith College
Now compare to our Iraq Vet - Lieutenant Rieckhoff
On the one-year anniversary of George Bush declaring Mission Accomplished in Iraq, First Lieutenant Paul Rieckhoff, who served with the U.S. Army in Iraq from April, 2003 to February, 2004, will deliver the Democratic Radio Address to the nation.
Rieckhoff, 29, will talk Saturday about his experiences as a soldier in Iraq and the need for leadership in Washington that matches the courage and capability of the soldiers he served with.
In Iraq, Rieckhoff served in the National Guard attached to the 3rd Infantry Division. He was based in Adamiyah, in North East Baghdad. His guard unit was among the first to enter Iraq in April, 2003. His tour in Iraq with the National Guard was extended three times.
In 2001, Rieckhoff was living on 24th Street in Manhattan. He saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center, and he went down to help in the rescue effort. Rieckhoff was part of the 9/11 rescue and clean-up effort with his guard Unit Alpha Company First 105th (A/105th) at ground-zero.
Rieckhoff joined the Army in 1998. He was called to active duty in December 2002. He lives in New York.
I am shocked that our left wing press did not provide context. Did they at least say she worked in Israel for a while?