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Video: Katie Couric Holds Barry Accountable
Congratulations to Katie Couric for having the courage to ask Barry a few tough questions. Unlike the rest of the media, Katie held Obama’s feet to the fire as it relates to the surge and his continued failure to support it. I think at least in this instance Obama was revealed for who he really is — a guy that doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about.
(hat tip to Hot Air)
Criticism Of Surge In Iraq Disappears From Obama’s Website
Barack Obama has been adamantly opposed to the troop surge in Iraq since the day it was announced. Even in the face of incredible he continues to deny progress. However, over the weekend his website underwent some magical changes.
Barack Obama’s campaign scrubbed his presidential Web site over the weekend to remove criticism of the U.S. troop “surge” in Iraq, the Daily News has learned.
The presumed Democratic nominee replaced his Iraq issue Web page, which had described the surge as a “problem” that had barely reduced violence.
“The surge is not working,” Obama’s old plan stated, citing a lack of Iraqi political cooperation but crediting Sunni sheiks – not U.S. military muscle – for quelling violence in Anbar Province.
The News reported Sunday that insurgent attacks have fallen to the fewest since March 2004.
Obama’s campaign posted a new Iraq plan Sunday night, which cites an “improved security situation” paid for with the blood of U.S. troops since the surge began in February 2007.
It praises G.I.s’ “hard work, improved counterinsurgency tactics and enormous sacrifice.”
Campaign aide Wendy Morigi said Obama is “not softening his criticism of the surge. We regularly update the Web site to reflect changes in current events.”
The last part is what I find very strange. His website now talks about improvements but a campaign aide is assuring people that Obama is “not softening his criticism of the surge.” Well which is it? Is his website now lying to people? Sounds to me like he’s just too prideful to admit that he was dead wrong on the surge.
Obama likes to talk about his “good judgment” even though he showed a stunning lack of it by presuming he knew more about Iraq than the Generals.
Changing website rhetoric and not admitting when you’re wrong is not “change we can believe in.”
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