Letters to the Editor
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Obama & Iraq
Here's how courageous Obama has been re the Iraq war. From a story on the front page of yesterday's NYTimes:
"Determined to be viewed as substantive, Mr. Obama kept his head down, declining Sunday talk show invitations for his first year, and consulted Senate elders for advice. He was cautious — even on the Iraq war, which he had opposed as a Senate candidate. He voted against the withdrawal of troops and proposed legislation calling for a drawdown only after he was running for president and polls showed voters favoring it."
Obama's stance(s) on the war seem patently political, calculated moves intended to advance his career with regard for ethics and lives lost coming in a poor second. He's gotten a lot of mileage from the Iraq business, but only because he's chosen to beat Hillary Clinton to death with it, with complicity on the part of the media, and the willingness of his supporters to do a certain amount of squinting.