Obama Flip-Flops On Soldiers Dying In Vain

Here’s what Obama had to say about soldiers dying in vain back in 2002, when he gave his much-touted (by him) anti-Iraq war speech as an Illinois state senator:

The consequences of war are dire, the sacrifices immeasurable. We may have occasion in our lifetime to once again rise up in defense of our freedom, and pay the wages of war. But we ought not — we will not — travel down that hellish path blindly. Nor should we allow those who would march off and pay the ultimate sacrifice, who would prove the full measure of devotion with their blood, to make such an awful sacrifice in vain.

Here’s what Obama had to say about soldiers dying in vain at last night’s debate:


Particularly interesting given Obama’s comments earlier in the speech about taking a politically inconvenient (at the time) stance on the Iraq war from the beginning. That’s not actually a true statement. In 2002 Obama was a very liberal politician representing a very liberal district in Chicago. Being anti-war wasn’t risky. Being pro war would have been.
Which is exactly why Obama has made subtle shifts to his rhetoric since moving to the national stage. When he was merely a liberal state legislator in a very liberal district he could talk about soldiers dying in vain. When he’s trying to run as a mainstream candidate in a national election his tune changes.

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  • http://Array Jerry

    Taking advantage of the

    stupidity of the average voter

    . is actually something I recognise in the “Liberal” Platform.

    1) We’ll only Tax those who might “Hire” you for a Job..
    2) We’ll only Tax those who invest money in “Companies” which may “Hire” you for a Job..
    3) However, you won’t “need” a Job for the “Free” Health Care.

    Who’s trying to Kid Who??

    Many Conservatives are Liberals who’ve been Mugged..

  • Oswaldo

    We will never go broke betting in favor of the stupidity of the average voter.

    Spoken like a true Republican.

  • http://sayanythingblog.com/ likwidshoe

    Don’t you know? There was “National unity” after 9/11 and Bush is the one who destroyed that national unity.

    But first, you have to ignore the part of America who blamed us for the attacks on 9/11.

    You have to ignore all of the insults against “Jesusland”, about the “rednecks”, about the how “stupid” Bush is and everybody who supported him.

    You have to ignore the supposedly “anti-war” group that formed immediately after 9/11, well before the invasion of Iraq. This group led most of the “anti-war” marches the “there was unity” crowd happily marched in.

    If you ignore all of that, and only if you ignore all of the ugly divisiveness, can you say that there was “national unity”.

    The disunity started a day after when some parts of the country asked, “what did we do to deserve this attack”.

    Don’t be fooled when the blame-America-first crowd claims that there was national unity that George Bush destroyed. They’re lying to you.

  • Joseph

    Come on Rob, you have to give him chance to mature and evolve. Perhaps he will be ready to be President in 20 years, or so.

  • Neiman

    These lines, even if poorly delivered sell very well to Leftist America and even many of those on the Right. It sounds so wonderfully compassionate, reasonable, heartfelt and American. It is bullshit, lying bullshit, but it sounds nice and people will not care if he means it or not, it is another version of “I feel your pain.”

    JFK said, in compassionate, reasonable, heartfelt words that he felt the pain of those behind the Berlin Wall, but he did nothing th bring down that wall. Reagan didn’t sound compassionate, reasonable or kind hearted, in fact the media and the Left raged against his speech; but he said to Gorbachev “tear down this wall,” and the wall came down and millions of people were set free from bondage and given the opportunity to enjoy liberty. JFK felt their pain, Reagan did something about their pain, but the media praise JFK as a god and demean Reagan as as senile old fool.

    Obama will be praised for feeling the pain of those that wear their feelings on their sleeves and think words of compassion are the same thing as compassion. McCain will not be praised, because he is willing to win the war against Islam in Iraq and Afghanistan and around the world.

    We will never go broke betting in favor of the stupidity of the average voter.

  • http://proof-proofpositive.blogspot.com/ proof_positive

    The Left isn’t put off by these apparent contradictions, because they know he really doesn’t mean it!

    Gotta fake a little moderation to get into the office, don’cha know!

  • Hannitized

    Instead of guessing, why not just ask us what we think?

    Particularly interesting given Obama’s comments earlier in the speech about taking a politically inconvenient (at the time) stance on the Iraq war from the beginning. That’s not actually a true statement. In 2002 Obama was a very liberal politician representing a very liberal district in Chicago.

    This is a lie for two reasons.

    One: Obama was not talking about the political risk in only Chicago, as Rob suggests. That would make a stupid argument for Obama. What Obama was talking about what that it was a political risk for a politician in this country, and he was right. At the time, few people opposed the war in Iraq.

    Two: Chicago was not the only anti-war city in the country as Rob lies. Chicago, just like every city, San Francisco, New York and all heavily Liberal cities were not willing to buck the system during the National unity we enjoyed after Bush destroyed it.

    Rob is lying again. Four Pinnochio’s for Rob.

  • http://sayanythingblog.com robport

    Obama was not talking about the political risk in only Chicago, as Rob suggests. That would make a stupid argument for Obama. What Obama was talking about what that it was a political risk for a politician in this country, and he was right. At the time, few people opposed the war in Iraq.

    Obama said it was politically risky for him, and he was a state senator from a very liberal district in Chicago.

    There was no risk.

    Chicago was not the only anti-war city in the country as Rob lies. Chicago, just like every city, San Francisco, New York and all heavily Liberal cities were not willing to buck the system during the National unity we enjoyed after Bush destroyed it.

    So you say that Chicago is a liberal, anti-war city. Yet you claim that it was risky for Obama to be anti-war there.

    ARe you stupid? Or do you just think we are?

    Also, before you accuse me of lying about Chicago being the only liberal, anti-war in America you should show were I actually said Chicago was the “only” liberal, anti-war city in America.

    What’s funny is that you accuse me of being dishonest.

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