Comments on: Obama Announces Iraq Withdrawal Plans

By: Dave Schuler

Dave Schuler — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:48:28 +0000

I think that it has two morals. The first is that a lot can happen in a year. The second is that it's better to view the future with equanimity rather than to stew about it.

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 08:21:07 +0000

Interesting parable - is the moral of the story that promises amounting to something happening 10-15 years down the road are more or less nothing more than empty wind?

By: tom p

tom p — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:21:27 +0000

Remember the good old days? Like 4 months ago, when the word from the right was "Obama would rather lose a war, than lose an election."

Strange how nobody on the right is making that claim now. Hell!, even John "100 years" McCain likes the plan!
Jeanette:

There are 50,000 troops that will be staying on in Iraq long after the troop withdrawel, Obama lies again.

They (the Obama people) say this is exactly what he said all along and I seem to recall something similar (but maybe I am wrong), but I have very little desire to spend the time necessary to prove him a liar. Maybe, seeing as you are so quick to make an unfounded accusation, you would like to do the necessary research to back it up?

By: jeanette

jeanette — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:28:38 +0000

There are 50,000 troops that will be staying on in Iraq long after the troop withdrawel, Obama lies again.

By: mike

mike — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 18:06:20 +0000

I have seen too many promises for too long - I will believe it when I see it. I think that we will reduce but not this low - some "condition on the ground" will cause him to back off as the deadline nears.