Posted by
Armanius on Saturday, July 26, 2008 1:39:53 PM
In a recent interview with Bill Hemmer during this European tour, Obama told Hemmer that the trip overseas "confirmed my strategies." On the preview clip that Fox News aired this Saturday morning, Obama goes on to describe the strategy: (1) send more troops to Afghanistan; (2) Iraqis are willing to take more responsibility over the security of their country; and (3) Iran is a grave threat.
Isn't Obama just stating the obvious? Yet, Obama likes to talk about the obvious as if he was the first one to think of it. Send more troops to Afghanistan ... is that anything new? Iraq's security by Iraqis ... is that anything new? Iran is a grave threat ... is that anything new? These are positions that others have advocated for months if not years.
Not to beat on a dead horse any more than I already have in my blog, but Obama conveniently fails to note that the Iraqi willingness and ability to take on more responsibility for the security of Iraq can be directly attributed to the surge of American troops that Obama vehemently opposed and called a failure. Recall that Obama not only predicted failure but also predicted that the surge would only lead to additional violence. Perhaps someone needs to ask him that question, as opposed to just merely asking him whether or not he agrees that the surge was a success. Because you know Obama is always going to squirm his way past that question of success. As a lawyer, I've encountered hundreds of witnesses who squirm like Obama does when the topic of the surge comes up. "Well ... ehh ... ahh ... it really depends ... eh ... on what the definition of success is ..." Someone please ask Obama about the prediction that the surge would lead to more violence. There is no squirming around that question, unless Obama wants to look and sound really stupid by saying that it depends on what the definition of violence is.
Oh yeah, never mind. The strategy of "Iran is a grave threat" is indeed something new. But only to Obama, who had originally said that Iran is a little country who does not pose any danger.