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Posted by Steve White 2007-08-01 10:32|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 Obama said that as commander in chief he would remove troops from Iraq

Never mind that al Qaida says Iraq is the central battlefield in the war on terror. Never mind what giving up there would mean to America and to the Middle East. You may not be interested in war, Obama, but war in interested in you.

Posted by SteveS 2007-08-01 11:02|| 2007-08-01 11:02|| Front Page Top

#2 Pure political posturing: Hillary! nailed him during the last candidate debate when she refused to commit (as Obama did), to a series of one-on-one meetings with various dictators, if elected president.

Since the debate, Clinton has significantly widened her approval margin over Obama. This indicates to me that the Dems are, despite the party's endemic BDS contagion, receptive to a pro-active foreign policy that is not entirely amenable towards totalitarian potentates.

The "over the border" statement is an attempt by Obama to out-flank Hillary! on the right; and it is rather indicative of the problems facing the Dems in 2008 - on the foreign policy front, there is no room to maneuver on the left. Moreover, the move seems to be confirmation that the President's policies in the ME and SW Asia are bearing fruit.

Posted by mrp 2007-08-01 11:12|| 2007-08-01 11:12|| Front Page Top

#3 He also said he would create a three-year, $5 billion program to share intelligence with allies worldwide to take out terrorist networks from Indonesia to Africa.

Identify the key words and phrases in the above para.

Too late on the "troops in Pakland" donk! Others are way ahead of you.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-08-01 11:26|| 2007-08-01 11:26|| Front Page Top

#4 This clown thinks Iraq is a mess, but yet he is wants to invade Pakistan.

*Shakes head*

Posted by Mike N. 2007-08-01 11:28|| 2007-08-01 11:28|| Front Page Top

#5 Remember who you're dealing with here.
Just cuz he says it, doesn't mean he means it.

Posted by tu3031 2007-08-01 11:57|| 2007-08-01 11:57|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, you guys, but when I was watching the Senate debate the withdrawal bill on C-Span this is exactly the impression I was getting from them. They want to redeploy to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Or, at least, they give that impression to try to make it look like they are not total surrender monkeys.

Posted by Abu Uluque6305 2007-08-01 16:56|| 2007-08-01 16:56|| Front Page Top

#7 Thanks for the ABC-Tapper link, Fred.

Posted by mrp 2007-08-01 17:30|| 2007-08-01 17:30|| Front Page Top

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