Obama: Out Of Iraq

2:25 pm EST November 20th, 2006 | News | 4 Comments

It’s intriguing to see the difference from John McCain (Stay The Course) and Hillary Clinton with this development.

Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, who is contemplating a run for the presidency, on Monday called for a “gradual and substantial” reduction of U.S. forces from Iraq that would begin in four to six months.

Speaking to the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Obama envisioned a flexible timetable for withdrawal linked to conditions on the ground in Iraq and based on the advise of U.S. commanders. He also called for intensified efforts to train Iraqi security forces, U.S. aid packages tied to Iraqi progress in reducing sectarian violence and new diplomacy with Syria and Iran.

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4 Responses to “Obama: Out Of Iraq”

  1. StarkyLuv says:
    November 20, 2006 at 3:11 pm

    Assassinatoin attempts aside, and Obama/Edwards or Obama/Clark or Obama/Richardson ticket would ace the ’08 election.

    No doubt in my mind. We’d just have to double the amount of Secret Service agents to protect President Obama from what Dr. King called “our sick white brothas.”

  2. BD says:
    November 20, 2006 at 3:35 pm

    Here’s my question:

    Since Bush has gone on the record to say that the clusterfuck in Iraq will be the problem of his successor (that is, yet again somebody else has to clean up the mess it took me years to admit I made–dad, can your friends help me out here), why on earth would we want to subject our better candidates to that hell?

    Do we need, instead, a rebound president?

  3. StarkyLuv says:
    November 20, 2006 at 3:48 pm

    No, we need one who can restore dignity and intelligence to the office.

    The President is supposed to represent the most intelligent, eloquent and crafty of Americans. This current president is an insult to all previous ones. Yes, even Nixon.

    We need a man/woman who can be in a room with other world leaders and not just stand toe to toe with them intellectually, but also LEAD them in proper courses of action.

    Not to mention all of the shady goings on behind the scenes. We need someone who can navigate those dark waters with cunning and even-handedness. For heaven’s sake, we have a FORMER CHEERLEADER in this role! He can’t speak proper English. He lies about shit he doesn’t even need to lie about. He’s a bully and a dolt.

    No, we don’t need a “rebound” president. We need a real man and a leader.

  4. S says:
    November 20, 2006 at 9:23 pm

    BD | Nov 20, 2006 3:35:20 PM
    “Since Bush has gone on the record to say that the clusterfuck in Iraq will be the problem of his successor (that is, yet again somebody else has to clean up the mess it took me years to admit I made–dad, can your friends help me out here), why on earth would we want to subject our better candidates to that hell?”

    Nice one, BD. I’m sure pedugger’s stomachs twist and turn in knots when they read words that describe their beloved like that.