him. another source said he doesn t want to be associated with wars that aren t successful. george w. bush made a trip to iraq months after the invasion in 2003. obama visited troops seven times as president. joining me is paul ricough, ceo of veterans of america and a veteran himself, having served in iraq. thank you for coming in. you and i talk all the time, and it s always important to say veterans don t always have the same view. veterans don t always speak with one voice, and you don t speak for all veterans, but you do speak to veterans every day. i did want to get your perspective, your reaction to when you heard the reasoning of why president trump has so far not gone to visit troops in a combat zone. because he s afraid. it s disappointing, to say the least, if it s true. i think the bottom line is he should go. not every veteran agrees on that, frankly, but i think he should because it brings attention to the fact they re there. afghanistan, for our community, has become f