FAIL: Obama will bring the troops home from Iraq
Posted by Michael at 8/28/2008 10:10 AM 
Categories: Foreign Issues, Policy Arguments, Not Convincing
Categories: Foreign Issues, Policy Arguments, Not Convincing
Yes, and his desire to re-deploy them to Afghanistan to fight a
resurgent Taliban highlights what happens when you leave a job
half-done.
Obama seems to recognize this, and describes a plan that couples US troop withdrawal with "successful transition to Iraqis’ taking responsibility for the security and stability of their country." Now, why does that plan sound familiar? Oh yeah, because it's exactly the plan laid out by George W. Bush! Of course, Obama (in that same linked op-ed) hedges the impact of his statement by saying that, of course, some American troops will remain in Iraq indefinitely, to help with regional power projection and peacekeeping missions. Gosh, that sounds familiar too... Oh yeah, because it comes from John McCain!
So in actual substance, Obama's stated Iraq policy is qualitatively identical to those of Bush and McCain. The only difference is that Obama is being a total snot about it, touting it as something new and different that he thought of.
This blog is supposed to be how I personally am affected by these issues. It's not even worth going into the details of how the Iraq War impacts me as an individual, because there's no delta between a McCain Presidency and an Obama Presidency with regard to this issue. So, neeeext!
Obama seems to recognize this, and describes a plan that couples US troop withdrawal with "successful transition to Iraqis’ taking responsibility for the security and stability of their country." Now, why does that plan sound familiar? Oh yeah, because it's exactly the plan laid out by George W. Bush! Of course, Obama (in that same linked op-ed) hedges the impact of his statement by saying that, of course, some American troops will remain in Iraq indefinitely, to help with regional power projection and peacekeeping missions. Gosh, that sounds familiar too... Oh yeah, because it comes from John McCain!
So in actual substance, Obama's stated Iraq policy is qualitatively identical to those of Bush and McCain. The only difference is that Obama is being a total snot about it, touting it as something new and different that he thought of.
This blog is supposed to be how I personally am affected by these issues. It's not even worth going into the details of how the Iraq War impacts me as an individual, because there's no delta between a McCain Presidency and an Obama Presidency with regard to this issue. So, neeeext!
This blog is supposed to be how I personally am affected by these issues.
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It is your right to criticize the President's decisions. That is something we had little tolerance for in this country right after 9-11. The wars inherited from the Bush reaction to that event are knotty problems . . . no matter who tackles them.
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We just don't know if Iraq is totally free from any terrorism, However it is good to pull out the military and hand over the control to their own forces.
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