Hope And...What Now?

Barack Obama has officially announced the U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.  His Kool-Aid drenched minions will probably herald this as ultimate victory over the eeeeeevil Bush war, but they're a bunch of clueless mind-numbed dolts.  David Freddoso reveals how this is nothing more than a political scam, and always has been:

In June 2006, President Obama spoke on the Senate floor about how irresponsible it would be to withdraw quickly from Iraq. That November, as soon as the 2006 election cycle was over and he found himself facing Hillary Clinton in the presidential primaries, he announced the need for an immediate withdrawal. Three months before the Iowa caucuses, in September 2007, he declared that he would "have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months" of his inauguration, and that "we will not build any permanent bases in Iraq."

 

To this point, Obama's shifting positions on what to do in Iraq have been based on political considerations and not necessarily the reality of the situation there. So it is anyone's guess what has pushed him toward the new position announced today: He plans to stay in Iraq until at least the beginning of 2012 with 50,000 troops. For those paying attention, that is exactly how long President Bush planned on staying in Iraq.

 

That business about withdrawal? About change? Just an election gimmick, sorry. The Obama administration does still insist that there will be no permanent military presence in Iraq after our withdrawal. But that can always . . . change.

The danger this illustrates is, of course, the continuing trend of Obama doing whatever is politically advantageous, no matter the issue or circumstance.  He has no core principles that Americans agree with -- as far as I can tell, all he's got are abortion, higher taxes, and the implementation of socialism -- in big majorities.  On top of that, he's attempting to re-write history, since he isn't about to prove that Bush had the right policy and/or timeframe - he's couching this as his plan, his timeframe, and his victory.  Big Brother would be proud.

These facts are key indicators of the incredibly serious danger presented to America by our very own President, because we can have no confidence that he'll do any given thing in any given situation.  We are facing some legitimately serious times and situations, both economically and in terms of national security, and to have a 'leader' who follows the political wind on any given day is courting disaster.

There's my two cents.