Kirk has Served in Iraq During the Operation Iraqi Freedom

Well no. Not actually and no criticism of Kirk who I respect for his service, but loon Jean Schmidt in Ohio 02 is attacking Paul Hackett for saying he would be the first Congressman to have served in OIF.

Schmidt’s idiots called up Kirk’s office and asked about his service and then went forward with the idiotic release.

Here is the moron claiming it’s a scandal and reprinting the Schmidt press release like the useful idiot he must be.

Most who follow Illinois politics know that Kirk served in several postings including the First Gulf War, enforcing the No-Fly Zone, and in Kosovo, but as a Naval Reserve officer he volunteered to serve in IOF, but the Department of Defense barred him from doing so and he served one day a week doing intelligence work in Washington–a noble service. Kirk didn’t serve during the current ongoing operation in Iraq–a fact that in no way denigrates his service previously in Iraq nor his service in Kosovo.

Jean Scmidt’s a liar. Have some fun with her:
Call the Schmidt campaign at 513-295-1960 and 513-575-0840 and ask how it’s possible to have served in OIF before it even existed.