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Iraq
Joe Biden update: Iraq one of Obama's 'great achievements'
2010-02-12
Who knew?

Thank goodness, Vice President Joe Biden went on CNN to chat with Larry King Wednesday night. So many think things are not going so well for the Democrat administration, as The Ticket chronicled here.

Many Americans recall the ex-Sen. Biden's Democratic primary plans to give in to Iraq's fractious factions and carve the country into three territories. And even more probably recall Biden's boss' plan to halt the Iraq war years ago. As long as it got started anyway without the permission of the then state senator.

Plus, of course, Obama's vehement opposition to the 2007 American troop surge of you-know-who from Texas that Obama knew for certain was only going to worsen sectarian strife there.

Well, of course, it didn't turn out that way, thanks in large measure to the brave service of hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops who served in that war-torn land and helped peace to break out despite the loud political acrimony back home over their role.

Now, the Obama-Biden pair that opposed the Iraq war and its tactics and predicted their failure is prepared to accept credit for its success. It seems that Biden, who's from Delaware when he's in Delaware and Pennsylvania when in Pennsylvania, is certain now that Iraq will turn out to be one of the Obama-Biden administration's greatest achievements.

No, really.

Here's how Biden put it to Lar:
I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You're going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government.

I spent -- I've been there 17 times now. I go about every two months -- three months. I know every one of the major players in all the segments of that society. It's impressed me. I've been impressed how they have been deciding to use the political process rather than guns to settle their differences.
Biden did not elaborate on what all the administration's other "great achievements" were so far.

No doubt, Iraqis too are very thankful for that 2008 U.S. election.
Posted by:Fred

#15  OK if they want to take credit for Iraq, people know the truth--the military and GWB did it.
Posted by: JohnQC   2010-02-12 19:27  

#14  When the LA Times turns on you, you've got a problem with your 'constituency'.
Posted by: bigjim-CA   2010-02-12 15:48  

#13  In the same sense that Gorby was responsible the end of Communism or Robert E Lee was responsible for the Union Victory
Posted by: lord garth   2010-02-12 13:08  

#12  You're going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You're going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government.

Unless it all goes to shit after we're out. I think we can all guess who's gonna own it if that happens...
Posted by: tu3031   2010-02-12 12:36  

#11  Is Biden kin too Jimmy Carter?
Posted by: CHRIS   2010-02-12 12:27  

#10  These Marxist stumble bums, for their trying, can't even lose a war properly. So yeah, their abject failure is a great achievement for America.
Posted by: ed   2010-02-12 11:14  

#9  Hard to tell Bobby. Hard to tell. Like a Pierrot.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2010-02-12 11:08  

#8  "We've always been at war with Eastasia" - 1984

This is not a test. This is real. This is who they are.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2010-02-12 08:31  

#7  Is this the same story as yesterday, of did Joe blow it again?
Posted by: Bobby   2010-02-12 07:35  

#6  Very telling actually. Without this "achievement" his first year, or one quarter of his tenure in office would have been achievement free.
Posted by: Besoeker   2010-02-12 07:34  

#5  These two have got to be by far the biggest BUMBLING FOOLS that ever graced the white house.
Posted by: armyguy   2010-02-12 07:27  

#4  This story seems to be missing from NBC, CBS, ABC and even CNN. Maybe the Global Warming Blizzards are preventing reporting on this issue.
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC   2010-02-12 05:58  

#3  Mark your calendar, 2-12-2010 when Obambi and Co. stopped blaming Bush.
Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839   2010-02-12 05:05  

#2  This is the Onion, right? Or Scrappleface?

No, but Biden is a frequent contributor.
Posted by: gorb   2010-02-12 02:02  

#1  This is the Onion, right? Or Scrappleface?
Posted by: OldSpook   2010-02-12 01:35  

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