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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
OBAMA ON OPPOSING THE SURGE: "IT'S POLITICS, STUPID!"
Barack Obama told ABC News that, knowing what we know now--that the surge in Iraq has been a success, that it has drastically reduced violence and given Iraq a shot at a bright future--he would still oppose it:
This was, I think, a moment of candor. To explain his seemingly-shocking response, Obama immediately referred to political considerations. Opposing the Bush administration's policy on Iraq, even if that opposition turned out to be wrong, was a necessary ingredient in Obama's securing the Democratic Presidential nomination.
OBAMA MIGHT HAVE OPPOSED THE WAR FROM THE START AND STILL SUPPORTED THE SURGE (AS OUR LAST BEST SHOT AT "MAKING THINGS RIGHT"), BUT HE DID NOT.
HE FAVORED RETREAT AND DEFEAT NOW AS HE DID THEN - AND, LIKE THE NYTIMES, SAID EXPLICITLY AT THE TIME THAT EVEN PREVENTING GENOCIDE WAS NOT A GOOD ENOUGH REASON TO STAY AND FIGHT.
NOW, BY ADMITTING DOMESTIC POLITICS DROVE THE DECISION, HE HAS FURTHER PROVEN WHY HE IS UNFIT FOR COMMAND.
HE IS NOT ONLY UNFIT TO LEAD THIS NATION BUT UNFIT TO LEAD THE FREE WORLD.
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