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Rep. McKinley Bailey, an Iraq War Vet, will endorse Joe Biden. Bailey served 5 years in the United States Army. While McKinley was a paratrooper with the elite 82nd Airborne Division he led his Tactical Signals Intelligence Intercept Team on more than 120 combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Bailey released this statement about the endorsement…

After returning from serving in Iraq, I quickly grew frustrated by my impression that leaders in both political parties did not understand the fundamental challenges to ending the war in Iraq,” Bailey says in a statement. “When I first learned of Sen. Biden’s plan, I realized that was the ticket - a political solution, not a military one. I am endorsing him because from day one, our next president must make decisions on the direction in Iraq and I am convinced Senator Biden has the knowledge and experience to bring our troops home without leaving a situation that requires another generation of Americans to return in a decade.

Here’s some video of Bailey discussing the endorsement.

Marc Ambinder thinks this might make Biden more viable among younger voters…
Iowa Democratic caucus goers skew older…and Mr. Biden’s demographic is probably older than older, but young Mr. Bailey might open up a new vista: all those young Democrats that Barack Obama is trying to bring into the system.

**Update**
Iowa Progress is reporting that McKinley Bailey’s father, who is a county supervisor, is not only supporting Barack Obama, but is on Obama’s statewide leadership team.

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