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Home Front: Politix
Flip Flop Alert: Obama's surge switch
2008-08-03
Why can't he just admit he was wrong?

In an interview with Newsweek's Richard Wolffe on July 26, Sen. Barack Obama said his 16-month timetable for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq wouldn't involve all of the U.S. forces there.

"[Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-] Maliki recognizes that they're going to need our help for some time to come, as our commanders insist, but that help is of the sort that is consistent with the kind of phased withdrawal I have promoted," Mr. Obama said. "We're going to have to provide them with logistical support, intelligence support. We're going to have to have a very capable counterterrorism strike force. We're going to have to continue to train their army and police to make them more effective."
Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC

#6  Barack Obama: Often wrong, never in doubt.
Posted by: eLarson   2008-08-03 14:10  

#5  That's quite a flip-flop. Hell, you could put those words into McCain's mouth, add the words 'as conditions permit', and you wouldn't be wrong.
Posted by: Steve White   2008-08-03 10:55  

#4  Why can't he just admit he was wrong?


because deities (The One) are infallible. The hubris, arrogance, and pretentions of the Empty Suit are increasing with every fawning article by his syncophants in the media. He's believing his own echo chamber. I notice too, that he's fatiguing early and often now. Wait til October, when who knows WTF will come out of his mouth
Posted by: Frank G   2008-08-03 10:39  

#3  He's smart enough to understand where the real power lies in America, something the whining left can't comprehend. The left desperately wants power, but for some reason beyond their comprehension they can't fathom why they don't sweep into power every election cycle. Of course they don't understand democracy or republicanism outside of the term "Peoples Democratic Republic of...".
Posted by: Procopius2k   2008-08-03 08:26  

#2  He must have a lot of saliva to keep his finger wet like that all the time.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2008-08-03 04:26  

#1  A man of weak character.
Posted by: Gladys   2008-08-03 02:15  

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