Archive for July 21st, 2008
Sen. John McCain criticized Sen. Barack Obama’s foreign policy position at the onset of his landmark tour of Iraq, saying he hoped the trip would address his “gross misjudgment.”
Of course, Barack Obama and the Democrats like Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid were wrong about Iraq – past and present.
Interesting how they are NOW taking credit for success.
Will American voters realize this or is there Iraq War and Bush fatigue?
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Tags: Barack Obama, Iraq, Iraq War, John McCain
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Iraq Prime Minister al-Maliki and President Bush
Prime Minister al Maliki this weekend agreed with Barack Obama’s timetable for withdrawal of American combat troops and then he didn’t.
Team McCain said al-Maliki was playing domestic politics and the LEFT said “The One” had been correct about the Iraq War all along.
Now, the astute AP is talking about a SQUEEZE by Iraq politicians.
The Iraqi prime minister’s seeming endorsement of Barack Obama’s troop withdrawal plan is part of Baghdad’s strategy to play U.S. politics for the best deal possible over America’s military mission.
The goal is not necessarily to push out the Americans quickly, but instead give Iraqis a major voice in how long U.S. troops stay and what they will do while still there.
It also is designed to refurbish the nationalist credentials of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who owes his political survival to the steadfast support of President Bush. Now, an increasingly confident Iraqi government seems to be undermining long-standing White House policies on Iraq.
You think?
The truth is without President Bush remaining steadfast on his Iraq War policy and John MCCain actively supporting the SURGE, the Iraq War would not have been won.
Will American voters remember?
Or care?
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Day By Day by Chris Muir
Barack Obama is now in Baghdad and the MSM press are going crazy covering the new paint job on Obama’s airplane.
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It is surprising to Flap that John McCain is holding “close” to Obama in national polling with all of the gaggle for “The One.”
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When push comes to shove – Where is the beef, Obama?
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Although Obama portrays himself as the best candidate to engage the rest of the world and restore America’s image abroad, and many Americans support him for that reason, so far he has almost completely refused to answer questions from foreign journalists.
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As Max Boot explains, Maliki’s nebulous call for a “time horizon†for our departure, made by a politician attempting to navigate his way through Iraqi politics, is not the same thing as a call for the U.S. to be out of Iraq in 16 months, give or take.
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Obviously if Iraq’s government decides it’s time for U.S. troops to leave, leave they will. But despite Maliki’s ambiguous comments, Iraq’s government has made no such decision. All they’re demanding is a nebulous “time horizon†for an event
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Reflections on Right Online
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“The question really needs to be posed: Is this type of coverage fair?” said Rep. Eric Cantor, R-Va. “This is nothing but a political stunt.”
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