Thursday, July 19, 2007

Barack Obama, Closer To Madame Clinton Than He Is To Lieberman

Or if you're looking for a Democrat with scruples, he or she is probably not in the race:

Barack Obama, has been running, against Madame Clinton, as a candidate for change. Lets look at his changing positions on Iraq.

On July 18, 2007, Obama supported legislation requiring most U.S. troops to be out of Iraq by April 30, 2008.

But in 2004, Obama said that a quick withdrawal from Iraq would be "a slap in the face" to the troops.

In 2006, he said that he did "not believe that setting a date certain for the total withdrawal of U.S. troops [was] the best approach to achieving" our goals.

In May of this year, Obama promised to provide critical funding for the troops. His exact words:
"[W]hat you don't want to do is to play chicken with the President, and create a situation in which, potentially, you don't have body armor, you don't have reinforced Humvees, you don't have night-vision goggles."

Then, just weeks later, he voted against the emergency Iraq spending bill that would have provided critical funds for body armor, mine resistant vehicles, and to help combat IEDs.

By his own admission, Obama understands that our enemies will wait us out in Iraq.

But as his position shifts it seems clear that he's more concerned with pandering to the left wing of the party than standing by his previous statements.