Powerline has a post up about Barack Obama's most recent statement regarding the surge. You know, the surge? The one that has brought Iraq to the point where we might be able to withdraw U.S. troops the way Obama has wanted?
Tonight Barack Obama told ABC News that, knowing what we know now--that the surge in Iraq has been a success, that it has drastically reduced violence and given Iraq a shot at a bright future--he would still oppose it.
For a Harvard-educated lawyer, he doesn't seem to have much in the way of intelligence. I realize that opposing the Bush administration, no matter what it wanted to do, has been de rigeur for Democrats since Bush was elected eight years ago. But wouldn't it sound smarter to admit that the surge has worked, that it has reduced violence, squashed our enemies, and allowed the Iraqis the time and space to stabilize their own government.
Why, that would sound presidential! Can't have that!
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