In Mr Obama’s speech, he said: …To succeed in Afghanistan, we also need to fundamentally rethink our Pakistan policy. For years, we have supported stability over democracy in Pakistan, and gotten neither. The core leadership of al Qaeda has……

Big Surprise……..

Obama has been all over the place on Iraq depending on his audience. What, is he going to become consistent all of a sudden?

Theworldisnotenough on March 19, 2008 at 12:28 PM

To be consistent would require that he turn his back on the “Waffling Experience”, and he just couldn’t do that. Plus it’s probably somehow racist.

Hmm, and there are problems with the Michigan & Florida primaries. The US needs to withdraw troops from Michigan & Florida!

It would be even better if we could get the Democrats to withdraw from the USA entirely. Too much to hope for, I know. You’ve gotta have a dream, though.

this will undermine those calls from the two Democratic presidential hopefuls.

Come on, really? They`ll just suspend their own sense of belief. It still kills me when Hillary said “willing suspension of disbelief.” That actually means if you`re a critic, suspend your doubts about the positive news Petraeus reported. :)

With the prospect of local control, the Sunnis will have more of a stake in the success of Iraq’s political system and at the same time, gives them an opportunity to buffer themselves from the Shi’ite majority in the National Assembly.

Sounds kind of Joe Bidenish to me.

Nothing to see here, move along……

MOVE ALONG!…………… THE WAR IS LOST, RIGHT?……… QUAGMIRE!!! DO NOT LOOK, NO! BUSH-HITLER! HALIBURTON! QUAGMIRE!!!!! QUAAAAAAGGGGGGGGMMMMMMMMIIIIIIIRRRRRRREEEEEE!!!!

Seven Percent Solution on March 19, 2008 at 12:22 PM

Heh, I didn’t know you spoke “lefty-loon” so well…!

To be a democrat today must really suck.

Hmm, and there are problems with the Michigan & Florida primaries. The US needs to withdraw troops from Michigan & Florida!

rbj on March 19, 2008 at 12:17 PM

Hey! I grew up in Michigan!

We don’t need to remove troops from Michigan. They need to remove the current administration from Michigan.

Pelosi’s response…..”But, but, No Blood For Oil! Bush lied, kids died!”

Lies, lies, and more lies.

I know this, because the party of big mouths & small ideas tells me so.

Can you say landslide? Nice of Hillary and Obama to supply so much ammunition against themselves on Iraq. Remember “wiiling to suspend disbelief?” Obama has been all over the place on Iraq depending on his audience. What, is he going to become consistent all of a sudden?

More political progress in Iraq undercuts a central plank of their party…

Every major news agency has gotten this wrong in the write-ups around its original passage, veto, and now ultimate passage.

“The announcement on the fifth anniversary of the war gives a major boost to U.S.-backed efforts to promote national reconciliation.”

Nothing to see here, move along……

MOVE ALONG!…………… THE WAR IS LOST, RIGHT?……… QUAGMIRE!!! DO NOT LOOK, NO! BUSH-HITLER! HALIBURTON! QUAGMIRE!!!!! QUAAAAAAGGGGGGGGMMMMMMMMIIIIIIIRRRRRRREEEEEE!!!!

The approval comes days after visits by John McCain and Dick Cheney. Whether either of the men had any influence on the decision is not yet known, but the timing certainly implies that either or both put some pressure on the Iraqis to move. If so, McCain can claim an important foreign-policy victory even before he stands for election.

And President Bush will have enough class to let McCain take the credit. As much frustration as I feel with President Bush, I am keenly aware of how much I am going to miss his leadership starting in January of 2009.