mal
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OBAMA: "Within Afghanistan, I have ordered the deployment of additional troops who under the command of Gen. David Petraeus are fighting to break the Taliban's momentum. As with the surge in Iraq, these forces will be in place for a limited time to provide space for the Afghans to build their capacity and secure their own future."
THE FACTS: Obama is reciting almost the exact language of the Bush administration's rationale for the Iraq surge: to buy time and space for the Iraqis to reach political accommodations and to strengthen their own security forces. That's quite a change from Obama's stand as a presidential candidate, when he criticized it. Obama seems to be embracing the troop surge logic now, even though it's clear that the Iraqis have yet to achieve the necessary level of reconciliation to form an enduring government.
FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for US? - Yahoo! News
How do you DemocRATS who Voted for Barry while your Criticized the Surge and Hoped it would Fail are going to be Honest about YOUR President now?...
peace...
THE FACTS: Obama is reciting almost the exact language of the Bush administration's rationale for the Iraq surge: to buy time and space for the Iraqis to reach political accommodations and to strengthen their own security forces. That's quite a change from Obama's stand as a presidential candidate, when he criticized it. Obama seems to be embracing the troop surge logic now, even though it's clear that the Iraqis have yet to achieve the necessary level of reconciliation to form an enduring government.
FACT CHECK: Is Iraq combat really over for US? - Yahoo! News
How do you DemocRATS who Voted for Barry while your Criticized the Surge and Hoped it would Fail are going to be Honest about YOUR President now?...
peace...