07-07-2008, 03:45 PM | #1 |
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Remarkable New Yorker article re Iraq and Obama
George Packer (who is no conservative shill) writes in the New Yorker (that traditional organ of liberalism) that the tide in Iraq may have turned and Al Qaeda appears possibly on the ropes and America may now be winning the war (due largely to Bush's and his supreme commander's policies) and now Obama must confront the problem that the campaign promise that won him the nomination may in fact constitute snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. And his dissembling would make (Bill) Clinton proud:
http://www.newyorker.com/talk/commen...o_talk_packer/
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Honestly, Obama's mendacity on Iraq is enough reason for him to lose the election. Let's see if there's such thing as Karma.
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Obama has said (and recently reiterated) that he isn't wed to a 16 month commitment for withdrawal either (which you apparently also missed). Obama wants us to leave expeditiously and, if possible, within 16 months. Maliki's comments seem to indicate a clear desire for the US to leave promptly as well. At the moment, Obama's statements appear far more compatible than McCain's with Maliki's statements. |
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The war isn't popular in the US. Americans don't want us in Iraq. Iraqis apparently are eager for us to leave as well. How do you see that being a negative for Obama in the election?
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The best characterization of public opinion of the war is that Americans are conflicted.
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You mean like Americans didn't want us to get involved in the Battle of Britain?
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