Friday
04Jul2008
IN OR OUT?
Friday, July 4, 2008 at 07:02AM Poor Obama. Here we are on the 4th July and it looks like he is unsure whether he favours retreat (or in Democrat-speak "withdrawal") from Iraq or not.
Obama has rushed to clarify his position on the Iraq War after he appeared to wobble on a commitment to withdraw US ground troops within 16 months, a central plank of his candidacy. The Democratic presidential nominee used a press conference to say that the timetable was not set in stone and that he would adjust his plans based on conditions on the ground when he visits Iraq later this month. On his website, Mr Obama promises he "will remove one to two combat brigades each month, and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months". But he told journalists in North Dakota that those policies could be "refined" in the light of what he finds in Iraq.
Naturally McCain has (rightly) seized on this to highlight just how lightweight Obama is. The "change" that the Democrat Presidential offers is a depressing one - it is th optimism that perhaps one associates when JFK came to power - but it is a cowering negativity, cut and run, surrender and get out. It's what appeals to the political left - but is it going to ensure that once again the US people return a Republican to the White House?
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Reader Comments (13)
now that this wacko marxist is the only one left on his side running he is given briefings on the real situation of the war that he would otherwise not recieve. His position will change even more as it gets closer to the election.
The economy will dictate this election. On Iraq, if he is going to win I'd prefer he keeps all options open rather than adhere to an artifical timetable.
not the economy OIL will dictate it in more ways than one
I would give him credit for abandoning an impossible position. you simply can't pull a timetable out of your hat and impose it on the situation next year.
If he wins I think he will see victory as a real possibility and make some credible but essentially cosmetic changes to the existing strategy.
Whoever wins the election is going to be a disappointment to their suporters. Nothing new there.
Troll's is right and I made that same point here a while back - whoever gets elected is going to deal with the reality of Iraq, not the fantasies of the far left "get out now" crowd.
Yes, and not the fantasy that Iraq is a virtual Disneyland months away from peace and prosperity of the far right.
Oil and the economy at this point are inseparable. If the price of oil continues to march upward, the economy will be terrible in the short term no matter what the new President does.
this is a scientific experiment
test
testThat too, Mahons.
It's hard to say what is going to happen. B. Hussein Obama has worked his rhetorical magic and the masses are enthralled. My own mother, a lifelong Republican, is going to vote for him. What is it about B. Hussein Obama??? I, myself, found him pleasant to look at and easy to listen to. It was only when I started digging to see what - if any - position he actually held that the scales feel from my eyes.
McCain is no conservative, and the base is very unhappy with him. Many will sit out. This is a dangerous option, as it will give B. Hussein Obama the presidency. Heaven forfend.
Monica: I can't stand McCain for his campaign finance "reform" and his amnesty bill with Kennedy -- but I'm voting for him.
McCain is exactly who he says he is. He's a man, and a patriot.
Obama is a naive, elite phony with a frightening lack of any experience.
Tell your mother to start paying attention!
Patty, I am beside myself over my mother's decision. I will be forwarding material to her soon to help open her eyes.
I don't like McCain, but he's a damn sight better than B. Hussein Obama.
A lot of armchair generals on here.
Obama is going to be a disappointment, no 'new hope' ever lives up to expectations. Particularly disappointed in him after his adress to those god awful AIPAC crowd, typical pro-zionist rhetoric.