Posted on 02/11/2007 11:08:13 AM PST by grandpa jones
Barack Hussein Obama fired back at Autralian PM John Howard today, invoking the familiar nutroots chickenhawk meme.
Responding to Howards criticism of Obamas Iraq surrender-by-May plan, Obama lashed out at Howard by minimizing the Australian troop commitment of 1400, and said that if Howard believes so strongly in the American effort, he should commit an additional 20,000 Australian troops. (I have been reminded that stategic redeploment does not mean surrender, but failing to see the difference, I have decided to continue to use my original characterization.)
Perhaps Obama thinks Howard is an easy target. Given Obamas lack of experience on the world stage, I dont doubt this one bit. Ive written previously about the absence of gravitas in the Obama campaign, and this comment is simply more evidence that he truly doesnt get it, and is in no way ready for prime time. Hillarys attack machine must be licking their chops. Obama is making it easy for them. But, I suspect we havent heard the last word yet from PM Howard.
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Love the way they pull a number out of their ass and our supposed "Journalists" merely regugitate it without question.. We have spent no where near $400 billion in Iraq. For $400 billion you could buy the whole bleeding country off. Love the way they take every dollar sent anywhere even remotely tied to the WOT and blame it on Iraq.
your post made me laugh. SO true...
Nice to get such an early glimpse at how Obama's foreign policies would be.
howard has been called worse
http://www.webcity.com.au/keating/
It's obvious Obama is running interference for Queen Hillary.
Making thinks easy for Hillary's attack team is part of the plan. What's in it for Obama for his art of making Hillary shine? How about VP? Or some other nice comfy position in the dragons admin.
Oh PAHHHH-LEEEEEEEESE!
Obama invokes Lincoln, who stood up to
the winds of War, Misery, Misfortue and
uncertain destiny, with his beliefs, and
moved forward into the raging tespest, and
declares affinity with him, as Obama demands
retreat, uncertainty, to shirk from battle, and
from inevitable destiny, as a cowrad runs away,
dying a thousand deaths, rather than to stahnd
and face a bully, and accept what may come....
AZnd apparently, even *small* bullies, intimidate
those that now claim the mantle of the Democrats.
Obama retorts to Howard, like a boy retorts
to a friend admonishing him, not to back away
from the intimidation and shame but to stand
firm.....
"Well if you're so tough, why don't *you* fight him??"
Obama does not comport the steel in the
backbone it takes to be the Commander in
Chief.. .of even a *small* country.
Howard should simply say "well, that's 1400 more than you'd have there Dumbo."
Barak - What Lincoln would have been if he was black....and stupid!
Why do we need Australia as a friend?
President Obama will make new friends with all of the peoples' republics. There are lots more of those.
Why is Obama campaigning in Auatralia? Can't he get any traction in Iowa or New Hampshire or Illinois?
Obama's response was just adolescent .. and haven't we recently experienced an adolescent Democrat POTUS? Spare us a repeat!
Thanks, thats very comforting. President Obama does not ring well with me. Just does not sound American.
Obama must have some decent advisors.
Your gravitas is showing Husein Obama.
That is Obama says...
*****Since he has zero experience in anything except being black in Chicago,
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