SubscribeObama Flip Flops On His Iraq War Flip Flop
From a very forgiving Reuters:
Obama wades into controversy with Iraq comments
By John Whitesides, Political Correspondent Fri Jul 4
FARGO, North Dakota (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama waded into controversy on Thursday over his plans to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq, first saying he might "refine" his views but later declaring his stance had remained unchanged for more than a year.
Obama was forced to call reporters back for a second news conference in Fargo, North Dakota, after he initially left open the possibility of revising his 16-month timetable for pulling U.S. combat forces from Iraq.
"Let me be as clear as I can be. I intend to end this war. My first day in office I will bring the joint chiefs of staff in and I will give them a new mission and that is to end this war," Obama told reporters in his second news conference.
But he added: "I would be a poor commander in chief if I didn’t take facts on the ground into account."
At an earlier news conference, the Illinois senator had said he could "refine" his stance after he visits Iraq…
"I’ve always said I would listen to commanders on the ground. I’ve always said the pace of withdrawal would be dictated by the safety and security of our troops and the need to maintain stability," he told reporters on arrival in North Dakota.
"That assessment has not changed, and when I have a chance to meet with some of the commanders on the ground I’m sure I’ll have more information and will continue to refine my policies." …
Obama said McCain’s campaign had "primed the pump" to convince reporters he was going to change his position. McCain’s campaign has inundated reporters with e-mails suggesting Obama was prepared to shift his stance.
Republicans quickly pounced on his initial comments.
"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 Republican National Committee spokesman…
Obama’s puppet master announced some time ago that he had found the way to win in politics. He realized that the safest thing to do was get an attractive, likable candidate, and just run on his "personality" rather than any issues.
Patrick Deval was a practice run. And now we are seeing the finished product with Mr. Obama.
His only issue, our immediate withdraw from Iraq, has now also evanesced.
What a surprise.
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July 4th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Yes, indeed, you would be a poor Commander in Chief…….no “ifs” about it!
July 4th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
Here is the problem - which if we really had journalists and investigative reporters doing the news and politics - Americans could be better educated and informed on the election, the process and the candidates and thus America just might not be in this fix:
No candidate is 1) going to be the perfect candidate for even their own Party much less the country (although Obamanation is attempting, as is the DNC propaganda machine, the msm to imply such is indeed possible) and 2) ever going to be versed, knowledgeable (most especially off-the-cuff knowledge) on every single topic, issue and possible area that will come under their purview as the elected ‘official’ - that is why they will have staff, administrations and hopefully can read.
McCain (to take a comparative R/D ’supposed’ flip-flop analogy) voted against drilling in ANWAR and against off shore drilling when it was ‘the thing to do’ - we know his bi-partisan, crossing the aisle history. Now, however as oil prices keep rising - he takes a step to (common sense wise) work toward a solution. That is not exactly a flip-flop. Years passed, situations change, and he did not take an oil rig and start drilling himself in ANWAR.
Obama however has ‘claimed’ he has been against OIF since evil Bushitlerburtonco thought up the idea (btw, the Wall Street Journal has a great opinion piece entitled - Why We Went to War in Iraq)
http://tinyurl.com/6h882p
and yet he really has been all over the board on Iraq (voting against ‘an arbitrary deadline’ [June '06, Kerry proposal], voting for the most recent Defense funding (to show he ’supports’ the Troops) and most especially this gem: -’copies of a 2002 speech he gave in Chicago, two weeks after the Senate gave President Bush the power to wage war. In it, Obama denounced the coming war as “dumb” and “rash”‘- [The Boston Globe, March 20, 2007]. He started this campaign claiming to have been against OIF, claiming that he would have voted against funding (when he was still a Senate candidate) and that he would withdraw Troops upon/or within 16 months being elected. Now (in the midst of real (i.e. the General Election)) campaigning - he is switching to the more realistic - I must -’ take facts on the ground into account’- while at the same time claiming -’I intend to end this war. My first day in office I will bring the joint chiefs of staff in and I will give them a new mission and that is to end this war’-
So SG - your headline is correct he has flip-flopped on his flip-flop which basically means - we have no real clue as to exactly what he’d do - unless you review his Senate (both National and State) voting records - which show he is the most liberal Senator in the Congress right now.
Which means, he will stick with his ‘end the war now’ and America’s safety will be threatened yet again. . .
July 5th, 2008 at 10:03 am
My first day in office I will bring the joint chiefs of staff in and I will give them a new mission and that is to end this war,”
And that differs with their current mission how mr. senator? Where are the hard questions?
July 5th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
My greatest desire is that he has no more first day in office.