Iraq Reviews > Exultet: Obama and the war in Iraq

[Exultet] I argued repeatedly that unless stability was firmly reached in Iraq, reducing the number of troops there prematurely would place the remaining troops in greater danger and might also undermine the gains that have been achieved. I argued that Obama would end up doing almost exactly as McCain promised he would do, and that was to leave troops in Iraq until the job was finished.

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[Jonnysoundsketch's Weblog] A Democratic Socialist Republic « Jonnysoundsketch's Weblog: There are always caveats to these plans because the best laid plans fail due to the characters involved.  A person who hates working will find ways to get out of it no matter what we offer them, so all our efforts will be useless unless we convince them to change their attitude.  Those who take drugs to excess will do so with or without education; narcissists will be who they are unless they are treated and conquer their nature.  Those in great pain due to past abuse or lifestyle will remain there unless we show them a better way—and even then there’s no guarantee they will choose something different.  Some want to numb others ride the roller coaster.  Whatever their aim, they drive themselves many times into the gutter.  Yet we cannot profile drug users or the poor anymore than we can races because those who want to get out will take a helping hand, go live better and not look back.  This is a truth of the nature of mankind and no amount of programs will change it.

[CNN Political Ticker] CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive ...: Where is the leadership in Washington D.C.?Democrats voted on and signed the stimulis package and did not READ IT.How can they defend the wasteful spending when they did not know what was in the bill?..2 million jobs lost since the Stimulis was signed,After Obama promised it would create jobs…Now the Democrats have added language to the Cap and Trade bill, incase it costs jobs,instead of creating jobs like Obama promises. Whats up with that?

[The Free Thinker] The Free Thinker:: He argued that establishing a full fledged democracy in Iraq in the heart of the Middle East would have transforming effects throughout the Muslim World. Even though the promotion of human rights and democracy had been a central theme of liberal foreign policy for decades, the Left ridiculed Bush's policy as hopelessly naïve.

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