Just mentioned on CNN: Obama to keep US troops in Iraq until December, 2011, followed by a “peace-keeping force.” LOL! LOL!
Too many people underestimated him on both sides of the aisle. He’s far from stupid and all too willing to say what he needs to be said in the moment to garner attention and votes. He was told by people in the know that if he just pulls out of Iraq then the place goes to pot in no time flat and he gets the blame. Not only that he loses the trust of the military and that simply won’t fly either.
He’s going to be far more centrist than promised which will be really hard to beat in 4 years.
His friends in Moscow would never forgive him.
Obama is a virtual 3rd Bush term with a Clinton rehash cabinet.
This is OLD NEWS.
Obama signalled last summer that Gates would be kept on and that there would be no substantial change in Iraq policy.
Maliki even endorsed him. I am certain Obama was involved in the troop status negotiations with Bush and Maliki.
Bush wanted Obama, and he used Iraq and the Economy to help him win.
AMAZING WHAT A FEW INTELLIGENCE BRIEFINGS HAVE DONE FOR “THE ONE’S” WORLD VIEW.
Democrats always start wars, usually through direct initiation, but sometimes through sheer lack of action (like Clinton). Obama's most natural "course of action" will be inaction. Leave the troops in Iraq with no strategy, minimal support, and a constantly shifting and amorphous set of tactical goals. Of course, that assumes he'll be made president. Which he won't be.
Once again CNN dumbs down their audience by not explaining that the UN mandate to be in Iraq expires this December and that a status of forces agreement had been in the works for the past year. So of course CNN says this is Obama's judgment and not explaining the facts that Obama can't do squat against this agreement that was engineered by the Bush Admin that Obama will not touch. That would make it look like Obama is following in Bush's footsteps.
forget the anti-war...how will he pay for it along with all of the other stuff he wants?