Category — anti-war

What is Barack Obama’s Iraq policy? He publicly states that troop withdrawal will begin immediately upon his election with all brigades leaving Iraq in 16 months. However, a senior foreign policy adviser recommends keeping 80,000 to 90,000 troops in a support role through at least 2010. Additionally, the campaign fired another foreign policy adviser who suggested their Iraq strategy might be influenced by US military commanders. Who want to consult with them after all?

But this isn’t the first conflict between Barack Obama’s public statements and private policies. He bashed NAFTA on the campaign trail while intermediaries privately assured the Canadians that it was campaign rhetoric.

So what’s the truth here? Is Obama ignoring his advisers and prematurely pulling our forces from Iraq? Is he privately committed to helping Iraq while telling the anti-war crowd what they want to hear on the campaign trail?

It’s just another typical political maneuver from the nation’s most liberal senator. Senator Obama is starting to develop a credibility problem. The “Audacity of Hope” really looks like “Say anything to get elected”.