Newsflash: President Barack Obama is not doing anything differently in Iraq than John McCain would have done. He is merely following the George W. Bush Status of Forces Agreement.President Bush off on the agreement, which sets legal jurisdiction over U.S. troops and contractors and lays out timetables for withdrawal of U.S. forces in 2008.
John McCain was just more honest than Barack Obama about what our commitment is in Iraq. We still have troops all over the world. Just look at a few places where we've had troops since the 40's and 50's.
- 70,000 Germany
- 33,000 Japan
- 31,000 South Korea
There's no excuse for ignorance on this.
Oh, by the way...where's Code Pink and all of the other extremists? We're still in Iraq, but you don't hear anything much do you? At least the media isn't covering it. Now do you notice the bias?
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For the most part, the last two years of the Bush presidency showed positive policy changes to the Iraq War. Besides the resignation of Rumsfeld, major strategic policy changes, like the "Surge" worked. Prior to the election, intelligent analysts, like Zakaria, commended Bush and suggested that the next President follow much of the new policy changes.
It is impossible for anyone with any intelligence to think we can just leave Iraq at the drop of a hat. It's impossible, like HRC acknowledged during the Primary debate. However, Iraq was a decision by Bush, not Obama. Obama merely did inherit the Iraq War. These groups then were protesting the person who chose to go to War, which is partially why groups like Code Pink are not as prevalent.
The media is not covering the war as much because it lost interest. However, magazines like Newsweek recently dedicated it's entire issue to Iraq. If you look carefully, smart media chooses to cover it. It's just hidden under stupid celebrity worship.
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