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Monday, July 30, 2007

Obama Says He Wouldn’t Rush Out Of Iraq

By Rob on July 30, 2007 at 01:27 pm
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First genocide in Iraq is no big deal, now rushing out of Iraq would be “irresponsible.”

Which is it, Senator?

SUNAPEE, N.H. - Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot use its military to solve humanitarian problems and that preventing a potential genocide in Iraq isn’t a good enough reason to keep U.S. forces there.

“Well, look, if that’s the criteria by which we are making decisions on the deployment of U.S. forces, then by that argument you would have 300,000 troops in the Congo right now — where millions have been slaughtered as a consequence of ethnic strife — which we haven’t done,” Obama said in an interview with The Associated Press.

Obama has said that the potential genocide of Iraqis isn’t a good enough reason to leave our troops in Iraq. Obama has also called the invasion a mistake, and decided that the war is lost by backing legislation for troop withdrawal.

So, given all those positions, why wouldn’t Senator Obama want to get our troops out of Iraq as soon as possible?  If the mission in Iraq was a mistake, and if that mission truly is lost, and if saving the Iraqis from genocide isn’t worth the lives of our troops, then why let one more soldier die for a war we have no intention of winning?  At least from Obama’s perspective, anyway?

Seems like a crass and calculated political position to me.

Comments

Avatar for Zsa Zsa

I love how politicians will say anything for a vote… BUT won’t this confuse the pinko, commie crowd?

Zsa Zsa on July 30, 2007 at 01:52 pm
goon

Ok, I am confused, first Obama says we are fighting the war on the wrong battlefield and now we shouldn’t withdrawal too fast. Here is the problem th defeatocrats are beeing boxed in by the extreme left wing et al Moveon.org, George Soros and Code Pink.

This past weekend there were a few articles that basically said getting out of Iraq isn’t as easy as it sounds. That if the American troops withdrew from Iraq there are some serious problems that will probably come out of it, safety is the biggest problem. The Soviets lost 500 troops leaving Afghanastan. Jihadists would probably attack convoys as they left Iraq, the USA can’t just leave the equipment in Iraq and fly out the equipment has to be cleaned and packaged up.

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goon on July 30, 2007 at 02:44 pm
Eneils Bailey

goon,

“This past weekend there were a few articles that basically said getting out of Iraq isn’t as easy as it sounds.”

And some of the articles addressed the fact that the logistics in withdrawal would be difficult and the massacres taking place post-withdrawal would be terrible.

There is something going on here within the “party dedicated to US defeat” in Iraq.

Eneils Bailey on July 30, 2007 at 03:07 pm
Avatar for WETBACK

Maybe Obama the magic negro can snap his fingers and make the huge mess disappear. I’m guessing the crowd here has favor for Hilary, she seems to be a bushy clone lately. I know Ron Paul don’t stand a chance. you got to belong to the pro-Israel puppet party system to be accepted.

Yea, you got to bend over, and spread your cheeks real wide, while kissing the Israeli flag if you wanna stand in the end with the approved candidates.

WETBACK on July 30, 2007 at 08:56 pm
docdave

Hey, wetback, were you absent because you busy killing Jews.  You know, you sound pretty rational until you spout your anti-semitic bullshit.

Being liberal is never having to admit you’re wrong

docdave on July 30, 2007 at 09:06 pm
goon

Eneils Bailey Said: There is something going on here within the “party dedicated to US defeat” in Iraq.

I think your right, the other day I read a piece by a solder in the MPLS star and Trib that said he is sick and tired of hearing people talk about withdrawal and getting out. I also think the left is realizing that they are going to get blamed for the genicide and mess that will take place after they cut and run.

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goon on July 30, 2007 at 09:10 pm
Avatar for Zsa Zsa

Isn’t this what the defeatest’s wanted? Did they really not know what withdrawl meant? Now that Obama is imagining himself as President , is he changing his tune to a more realistic one? ... It will be interesting to see how Obama and the rest of the Lib candidates reveal the truth to their Cindy Sheehan’s and Michael Moores. Are we going to see more or less of the hippie boobs out there protesting?…

Zsa Zsa on July 31, 2007 at 03:04 am
Avatar for WETBACK

Hows everything DocDave?

Just been keeping busy, haven’t killed a soul.

Come on people, you know as much as I do that we will never completely leave Iraq, that is at least on our own accord.

WETBACK on July 31, 2007 at 07:43 pm
docdave

Hey, wetback, doing fine now but had a rough time earlier in the year, healthwise.

Whether you like it or not, Iraq has become the lynchpin in the war against Islam terrorists and we will be (should stay) there until the terrorists are wiped out and/or driven out.  This is also a very big test for the various factions (Shiite, Sunni, Kurd) which have to work together if the country is not going to collapse into anarchy.

Being liberal is never having to admit you’re wrong

docdave on July 31, 2007 at 08:17 pm
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