Before the war in Iraq ever started, Senator Obama said that it was wrong in its conception. In 2002, then Illinois State Senator Obama said Saddam Hussein posed no imminent threat to the United States and that invasion would lead to an occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. Since then, Senator Obama has laid out a plan on the way forward in Iraq that has largely been affirmed by the bipartisan Iraq Study Group led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton.
At the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations in November 2005, Senator Obama called for: (1) a reduction in the number of U.S. troops; (2) a time frame for a phased withdrawal; (3) the Iraqi government to make progress on forming a political solution; (4) improved reconstruction efforts to restore basic services in Iraq; and (5) engaging the international community, particularly key neighboring states and Arab nations, to become more involved in Iraq. In January 2006 he traveled to Iraq and met with senior U.S. military commanders, Iraqi officials and U.S. troops in Baghdad and Fallujah.
Senator Obama introduced legislation in January 2007 to offer a responsible alternative to President Bush's failed escalation policy. The legislation commences redeployment of U.S. forces no later than May 1, 2007 with the goal of removing all combat brigades from Iraq by March 31, 2008 -- a date consistent with the bipartisan Iraq Study Group's expectations. The plan allows for a limited number of U.S. troops to remain in Iraq as basic force protection, to engage in counter-terrorism and to continue the training of Iraqi security forces. If the Iraqis are successful in meeting the 13 benchmarks for progress laid out by the Bush Administration, this plan also allows for the temporary suspension of the redeployment, provided Congress agrees that the benchmarks have been met.
"I don't oppose all wars. And I know that in this crowd today, there is no shortage of patriots, or of patriotism. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war."
-Barack Obama Anti-War Rally, Chicago 2002
ACORN has nothing to do with obama or McCain. I think it is the people in acron that are making things look bad. I bet most of those people have bad income or no income at all. after investigating and reading blogs about acorn. I know some people desperately tried to cheat there way into getting fake registration forms. Acorn was produced to help people make money and to get people to vote. secondly they should have done a better job looking over every paper to make sure that the right ppl applied.
Now Fox news made it seem like obama is cheating his way in. They also try to say that if you are liberal, you are ignorant and know nothing. Hmmmmm? we all have a right to be liberal or conservative. but it does not mean all liberals lean all the way to the left. I think its good to be well balanced between liberals and conservatives.
yes Obama may support the morning after pill, because he believes that everyone has a choice and with a choice comes consequences.
but why don’t people get on guns in America. if McCain gave you the right to shoot and kill some one that may be a threat to you an your property. why is it worse to take the morning after pill if a little girl got raped?
hmmmmm? Guns and birth pills were made to do what?
Posted by: robinson | October 10, 2008 at 10:09 PM
This hole thing has nothing to do with obama or McCain. I think it is the people in acorn that are making things look bad. I bet most of those people have bad income or no income at all. after investigating and reading blogs about acorn. I know some people desperately tried to cheat there way into getting fake registration forms. Acorn was produced to help people make money and to get people to vote. secondly they should have done a better job looking over every paper to make sure that the right ppl applied.
Now Fox news made it seem like obama is cheating his way in. They also try to say that if you are liberal, you are ignorant and know nothing. Hmmmmm? we all have a right to be liberal or conservative. but it does not mean all liberals lean all the way to the left. I think its good to be well balanced between liberals and conservatives.
yes Obama may support the morning after pill, because he believes that everyone has a choice and with a choice comes consequences.
but why don’t people get on guns in America. if McCain gave you the right to shoot and kill some one that may be a threat to you an your property. why is it worse to take the morning after pill if a little girl got raped?
hmmmmm? Guns and birth pills were made to do what?
Posted by: robinson | October 10, 2008 at 10:09 PM