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| Obama: Surge worked fabulously; I'm still glad I voted against it | |
| 2008-09-05 | |
| LANCASTER, Pa. - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said Thursday that the escalation of U.S. troops in Iraq, which he had opposed, has succeeded in reducing violence "beyond our wildest dreams." [this is going to drive Sen. Reid, the Kos crowd, etc. batty since they've been defending the "surge didn't really work" line for months and months].
That will happen when he is president, Obama said, "because we are going to withdraw our troops" and, while giving Iraqis support, "we are going to bring this war to a close." | |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #22 sen reid isnt the kos crowd. Different ideologies, different approaches to politics. McCain talking to fundies doesnt make him a fundie, and Reid talking to Kossacks doesnt make him a Kossack Make them, no. But their appearance is because each has an affinity for some similar values. That means that on some ideologies they do share common interests. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-09-05 20:43 |
| #21 #19 "'Hydrogen is a limited resource, there aren't that many dams and rivers.' He probably meant hydroelectric." he probably meant electric hydrogen ;-) /subgenius |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-09-05 19:06 |
| #20 During this part of the interview, in what was probably an intentional dig at McCain, made the point that he knew the distinction between Sunni and Shi'a. He should, all good Muslim students learn that. |
| Posted by: GK 2008-09-05 18:46 |
| #19 "'Hydrogen is a limited resource, there aren't that many dams and rivers.' He probably meant hydroelectric." He probably doesn't know the difference, Grenter. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-09-05 18:23 |
| #18 However, General Petraues would make a great President or Veep down the road. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-09-05 17:17 |
| #17 BO just has too much ego to say he was wrong about the surge. Stuck on stupid is a good description. If BO gets elected, I'd bet that Petraeus' career would be in jeopardy. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-09-05 17:16 |
| #16 McCain talking to fundies doesnt make him a fundie, and Reid talking to Kossacks doesnt make him a Kossack Who is more likely to get lambasted or lumped-in for doing so? |
| Posted by: Milton Fandango 2008-09-05 16:59 |
| #15 I think the Dems could win that one. Well, yeah, LH.....against W. But he's not running. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-09-05 15:31 |
| #14 that shows hes a pol, who spoke to them and sucked up. McCain talking to fundies doesnt make him a fundie, and Reid talking to Kossacks doesnt make him a Kossack. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-09-05 15:03 |
| #13 are we gonna get in a battle over slips of the tongue? I think the Dems could win that one. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-09-05 15:02 |
| #12 "Hydrogen is a limited resource, there aren't that many dams and rivers." He probably meant hydroelectric. It's a pretty big word to remember without David Axelrod typing it out phonetically on a TelePrompTer. (Barack Obama means "Dan Quayle" in some language, I reckon.) |
| Posted by: Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2008-09-05 15:00 |
| #11 Good lord Jim, that just gave me a headache. Good thing he isn't tasked with anything where he is responsible for his actions. You know, like driving or cooking. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2008-09-05 12:51 |
| #10 " When are we going to turn over responsibility to the Iraqis for their own country? " Hey Dumbass (aka Obama): Answer this... How many provinces ahve been turned over to the Iraqis to run themselves, do their own security? Hmmm? Try 11 of 18. Including Anbar. Thats roughly 2/3 of the country. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-09-05 12:50 |
| #9 Wife is watching O'Bama, he's mindless, he just said "Hydrogen is a limited resource, there aren't that many dams and rivers. Fucking moron |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-09-05 12:49 |
| #8 Obama: Stuck on Stupid. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-09-05 12:46 |
| #7 "...and, while giving Iraqis support, "we are going to bring this war to a close." What kind of freaking support is he going to give the Iraqis without any troops there? |
| Posted by: Don Vito 2008-09-05 12:44 |
| #6 The surge worked fabulously, the future of Iraq is in the hands of Iraqis, and I'm still glad I'll vote against the empty suit Bambi is. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-09-05 12:28 |
| #5 "the argument was and continues to be: When are we going to turn over responsibility to the Iraqis for their own country? When are they going to resolve their political differences?" -to the first question I say we've already began this and particularly in Al Anbar. -to the second question - when are we? |
| Posted by: Broadhead6 2008-09-05 11:57 |
| #4 Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Reid a Kos Convention speaker in '06? "I do believe that each day, they have more impact," said Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the minority leader, who will deliver the keynote speech to the group on Saturday night. "Now how far that will go, I don't think we know that yet." But, Mr. Reid added: "One of the reasons I so admire them is they have the ability to spread the truth like no entities I've dealt with in recent years. We could never have won the battle to stop privatization of Social Security without them." - NYT |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-09-05 11:45 |
| #3 sen reid isnt the kos crowd. Different ideologies, different approaches to politics. |
| Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-09-05 10:59 |
| #2 [this is going to drive Sen. Reid, the Kos crowd, etc. batty since they've been defending the "surge didn't really work" line for months and months]. Posted by:mhw No it isn't. You are talking about the party of revision. They revise history as often as needed to further their ends. "We have always been at war with EastAsia." And they will repeat the lie until they believe it and don't even remember the truth. |
| Posted by: DLR 2008-09-05 10:31 |
| #1 beyond our wildest dreams = Petraeus didn't know what he was doing & just lucked out. pfeh |
| Posted by: lotp 2008-09-05 10:27 |