Yurt
07-21-2008, 08:06 PM
Obama Web site removes `surge' from Iraq problem
WASHINGTON—Barack Obama's aides have removed criticism of President Bush's increase of troops to Iraq from the campaign Web site, part of an effort to update the Democrat's written war plan to reflect changing conditions.
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"I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is going to solve the sectarian violence there," the Illinois senator said that night, a month before announcing his presidential bid. "In fact, I think it will do the reverse."
Obama continued to argue throughout 2007 that the troop increase was a mistake. By the early part of this year, he was acknowledging that it had improved security and reduced violence, but he has stuck by his opposition to the move.
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McCain said Obama is failing to acknowledge success. "Today, we know Sen. Obama was wrong" to oppose the surge, McCain said.
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/07/15/obama_web_site_removes_surge_from_iraq_problem/
more "change" from obama...
if bush had followed obama's plan.....
but how convenient that the surge worked and obama can now claim he is right all along about his iraq plan to remove the troops, notwithstanding his calls for removal long before the surge worked and long before iraq asked us to leave. smacks of dishonesty.
WASHINGTON—Barack Obama's aides have removed criticism of President Bush's increase of troops to Iraq from the campaign Web site, part of an effort to update the Democrat's written war plan to reflect changing conditions.
....
"I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is going to solve the sectarian violence there," the Illinois senator said that night, a month before announcing his presidential bid. "In fact, I think it will do the reverse."
Obama continued to argue throughout 2007 that the troop increase was a mistake. By the early part of this year, he was acknowledging that it had improved security and reduced violence, but he has stuck by his opposition to the move.
....
McCain said Obama is failing to acknowledge success. "Today, we know Sen. Obama was wrong" to oppose the surge, McCain said.
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/articles/2008/07/15/obama_web_site_removes_surge_from_iraq_problem/
more "change" from obama...
if bush had followed obama's plan.....
but how convenient that the surge worked and obama can now claim he is right all along about his iraq plan to remove the troops, notwithstanding his calls for removal long before the surge worked and long before iraq asked us to leave. smacks of dishonesty.