Virginia's airwaves are going to be cluttered with ads from Iraq veterans who are backing either Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama or Arizona Sen. John McCain, the GOP nominee. The NRA is running an ad in which an Iraq war veteran condemns Obama for once supporting a ban on handguns in Illinois. "Like all the guys I fought with in Iraq, I was honored to defend my country and its freedom," Kurt Rusch, a former Marine, says in the ad. "But when I got back stateside, I learned Barack Obama opposes my right to own a handgun for self defense. It's ridiculous." Meanwhile, Washington Post reporter Matt Mosk is reporting that VoteVets is launching a $1.3 million ad buy in Virginia. In the ad, an Iraq war veteran criticizes McCain for skipping the vote on Sen. James Webb's (D-Va.) GI Bill or Rights. "When John McCain was about my age, ...
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