One more piece of news that makes the Obama-zombies look silly, at
the very least. Now, will they say that he voted against the war in
Iraq before voting for it?
If Obama is your messiah, your religion is every Obama-skeptic's
belly laugh. Go on as you always have. Humor us. Nothing is funnier than watching the pious in any cult make fools of themselves.
Mehul Kamdar
PS: Lest you see any bias here, this link is to MSNBC - so far one of
the most vocally pro Obama websites. I'd love to see the expressions
of the pamphleteers here who have been touting Obama so far!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25519279
Obama opens door to altering his Iraq policy
Democrat says his upcoming trip could change his troop withdrawal plan
Sen. Barack Obama takes questions from supporters during his
campaign stop in Fargo, N.D. on Thursday.
updated 43 minutes ago
FARGO, N.D. - Democrat Barack Obama opened the door Thursday to
altering his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months
based on what he hears from military commanders during his upcoming
trip there.
"I am going to do a thorough assessment when I'm there," he told
reporters on the airport tarmac here. "I'm sure I'll have more
information and continue to refine my policy."
During his presidential campaign, Obama has gone from the hard-edged,
vocal opposition to Iraq that defined his early candidacy to more
nuanced rhetoric that calls for a phased-out drawdown of all combat
brigades that, at a rate of one or two a month, could last 16 months.
He has said that if al-Qaida builds bases in Iraq, he would keep
troops either in the country or the region to carry out "targeted
strikes."
Republicans, who have been goading Obama to return to Iraq to see
conditions for himself, pounced.
"There appears to be no issue that Barack Obama is not willing to
reverse himself on for the sake of political expedience," said Alex
Conant, a spokesman for the national Republican Party. "Obama's Iraq
problem undermines the central premise of his candidacy and shows him
to be a typical politician."
Obama's GOP rival, John McCain, has been a vocal supporter of the
Iraq war and war policy has been a central disagreement between the
two candidates.
But Obama insisted that his position has not changed at all.
He said he is saying now what he always has: The war was a mistake
and needs to be brought to "a responsible end," but "we need to be as
careful getting out as we were careless getting in." This means, he
said, that his 16-month timeline was always premised on troops being
safe and Iraq being stable.
"I'm going to continue to gather information to see whether those
conditions still hold," he said. "My goal is to end this conflict as
soon as possible."
Although he did not specifically mention his 16-month timeline on
Thursday, Obama called it "pure speculation" to suggest he has been
softening or even backing off his position as conditions improve in
Iraq.
"I continue to believe that it is a strategic error for us to
maintain a long-term occupation in Iraq at a time when conditions in
Afghanistan are worsening, al-Qaida is continuing to establish bases
in areas of northwest Pakistan, resources there are severely strained
and we are spending $10 to $12 billion a month in Iraq that we
desperately need here at home, not to mention the strains on our
military," Obama said.
Obama plans a visit this summer to Jordan, Israel, Germany, France
and the United Kingdom. The Illinois senator also has said he intends
to visit Iraq and Afghanistan this summer as part of an official
congressional trip that would be separate from the campaign-funded
Mideast and European tour. It would be his second trip to Iraq.
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