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Surge Protectors: Obama Embraces Bush-McCain Spin on Iraq

chris-floyd.com — "Barack Obama has now declared -- on Fox News, no less -- that George W. Bush's escalation of the flagrant war crime in Iraq has "succeeded beyond our wildest dreams." He also proclaimed his "absolute" belief in the "War on Terror," and pledged, once again, "never to take a military option off the table" (not even the nuclear option)..."

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  • MercyPolitics, on 09/06/2008, -1/+17If he keeps making this type of statements he will end up losing a large group of progressive and liberal democrats. He should keep in mind that he got the nomination over Hillary from his clear anti-war message. Big mistake, in my opinion.
  • ideadude, on 09/06/2008, -1/+11He said first, "it was successful in ways we never expected", pointing out how the goal of the surge was changed after the fact to less violence instead of breathing room for the Iraqi government to start getting some ***** done.

    And so when presented with the narrow question of "did it succeed under THESE OTHER terms" he has to agree. I like that he didn't back down from his initial vote/position. I think the whole surge thing will come out in the debates, but the nuance will go over peoples heads and "the surge worked" reps will win on this issue.
  • Phylter, on 09/06/2008, -2/+13FTA
    "In short, he continued his relentless campaign to purge himself of any of that weak-sister "anti-war" taint that got attached to him in the early days of his campaign -- which was, of course, responsible for his phenomenal rise in the first place. He rode that wave to national prominence -- trading on the desperate hopes of millions of Americans that the ungodly criminal nightmare in Iraq might finally end -- but it was obvious long ago that he was never going to dance with the ones that brung him. Once it was clear that he might really make it all the way to the top of the greasy pole, he began a dogged campaign to prove to our ruling elite that he would be a "safe pair of hands" for the imperial enterprise.

    We've seen this in, among other things, the shameful FISA vote, the bellicose threats to launch incursions into Pakistan (a policy which the Bush Administration is already implementing, with the usual deadly results for civilians), the ritual and repeated assertions of his willingness to attack Iran, and the foolhardy promise to shepherd Georgia's entry into NATO -- a mirror-image of Dick Cheney's stance, and a policy guaranteed to ratchet up tensions with Russia and quite possibly spark not only a new Cold War but a hot war of horrendous proportions if Georgia pulls its future NATO treaty partners into another conflict with Moscow.

    But it is Obama's surrender on the Iraq War front -- or rather, the anti-Iraq War front -- that is most striking, and most disheartening. On the very night that John McCain was putting the "success" of the surge at the center of his campaign, Obama was openly, cravenly laying down one of his chief weapons at the feet of Bill O'Reilly. Obama's cheerleading for the surge -- "beyond our wildest dreams!" -- surpassed anything that McCain himself has claimed for the escalation."
  • Catspaw, on 09/06/2008, -3/+11Obama: A Front Man for the Military Industrial Complex
    • BotchaMcCoola, on 09/07/2008, -0/+1Aren't they all? Who has the best lobbyists these days?
  • muckemuck, on 09/06/2008, -2/+10Now... how did he vote on FISA and telecom immunity?
  • HeartlandUSA, on 09/06/2008, -0/+7874 Dead, 1601 Wounded, 9 Kidnapped - Iraq August 2008

    McCain 8/28: "Iraq is A Peaceful And Stable Country Now"

    http://heartlandusa.weebly.com/index.html

  • brightlight4, on 09/06/2008, -0/+3So the world shall continue with its fear of the US in the future????
  • BotchaMcCoola, on 09/07/2008, -1/+1Sounds pretty sorry but maybe it is part of a political calculation. If you have to be elected by pinheads you may be forced to lie sometimes for their own good..
  • peacepower, on 09/07/2008, -1/+5Obama is turning out to be a wolf in sheep's clothing. He is *changing* before our eyes. At least we have found out what he really stands for BEFORE the election. He stands for "Expediency" and "Lust for Power".
  • kazz67, on 09/07/2008, -0/+3That's just confirmed, once and for all, all my worst beliefs/fears about Obama.

    America,
    who ever you vote for in November, make sure it's 3rd party!
    PLEASE!
  • peacepower, on 09/07/2008, -0/+2Forget about voting Obama. He's not the peace candidate. You might as well vote McCain. The best thing is to vote Libertarian, which will take perhaps enough votes away that McCain won't get elected. But both McCain and Obama smell like calamities.

    I'm eager to hear what Ron Paul's announcement will be this week - an endorsement for Barr?
  • BotchaMcCoola, on 09/07/2008, -0/+1Oops sorry, should I have said algorithm instead of calculation? Guess I should watch more pundits and vetting - whatever the hell those things are.
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