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Pete Hegseth, Chairman of Vets for Freedom<\/a> writes in the Wall Street Journal<\/a> this morning that Barack Obama’s refusal to go to Iraq only undermines Obama’s credibility on the war against terror and more specifically the war in Iraq;<\/p>\n Mr. Obama continues to insist that “Iraq’s political leaders have made no progress in resolving the political differences at the heart of their civil war” \u2013 despite the passage of numerous pieces of benchmark legislation by the Iraqi Parliament and unequivocal evidence of grassroots reconciliation across the country.<\/p>\n Mr. Obama also continues to claim that America has “simply thrown U.S. troops at the problem, and it has not worked” \u2013 despite the dramatic reduction in violence in precisely those areas of Iraq where American forces have surged, and since handed over to Iraqi Security Forces.<\/p>\n And of course, Mr. Obama persists in his pledge to withdraw all combat forces from Iraq, on a fixed timeline, beginning the moment he enters office \u2013 regardless of the recommendations of our commanders on the ground, regardless of conditions on the ground, and regardless, in short, of reality.<\/p>\n America is longing for an informed and principled debate about the future of Iraq. However, such a debate seems unlikely if the Democratic nominee for president won’t take the time to truly understand the dynamics on the ground, let alone meet with commanders.<\/p>\n The time for talking points is over. Too much is at stake. When will Mr. Obama finally return to Iraq and see the situation for himself?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Well, I’ll explain it to you, Pete; If Obama were to go to Iraq, he’d be without teleprompters and handlers – he’d be just another lanky, jug-eared bonehead without the adoring crowds waving signs and cheering. He’d look like the uncoordinated doofus he is. He’d be Barack Obama Unplugged.<\/p>\n [youtube PRvhI8w_-jU nolink]<\/p>\n If he went to Iraq, he’d either have to lie about what he would see with his own eyes, or he’d have to admit that he’s been wrong the last several months – and he’d have to reformulate his policy on Iraq to something the Code Pink and the MoveOn.org special interest groups couldn’t tolerate. Obama would have to admit that John McCain and George W. Bush were right all along – that wouldn’t sit well with anyone being funded by George Soros.<\/p>\n [youtube dm8JTrv-BKs nolink]<\/p>\n I mean, why should Obama mar his perfect record of plausible deniability? As long as he never goes to Iraq, he can say he was given bad information. Just like his stupid remarks that he never heard Jeremiah Wright’s hate speech in church, just like yesterday when he said that the Tony Rezko who was sentenced to prison isn’t the Tony Rezko Obama knew all of these years<\/a>. Obama doesn’t want to know the truth, he just wants to parrot vacant platitudes that attract the empty-minded zombies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"