Couric: But talking microcosmically, did the surge, the addition of 30,000 additional troops … help the situation in Iraq? <\/p>\n
Obama: Katie, as \u2026 you’ve asked me three different times, and I have said repeatedly that there is no doubt that our troops helped to reduce violence. There’s no doubt.<\/p>\n
Couric: But yet you’re saying \u2026 given what you know now, you still wouldn’t support it \u2026 so I’m just trying to understand this.<\/p>\n
Obama: Because \u2026 it’s pretty straightforward. By us putting $10 billion to $12 billion a month, $200 billion, that’s money that could have gone into Afghanistan. Those additional troops could have gone into Afghanistan. That money also could have been used to shore up a declining economic situation in the United States. That money could have been applied to having a serious energy security plan so that we were reducing our demand on oil, which is helping to fund the insurgents in many countries. So those are all factors that would be taken into consideration in my decision– to deal with a specific tactic or strategy inside of Iraq. <\/p>\n
Couric: And I really don’t mean to belabor this, Senator, because I’m really, I’m trying \u2026 to figure out your position. Do you think the level of security in Iraq \u2026<\/p>\n
Obama: Yes.<\/p>\n
Couric \u2026 would exist today without the surge?<\/p>\n
Obama: Katie, I have no idea what would have happened had we applied my approach, which was to put more pressure on the Iraqis to arrive at a political reconciliation. So this is all hypotheticals. What I can say is that there’s no doubt that our U.S. troops have contributed to a reduction of violence in Iraq. I said that– not just today, not just yesterday, but I’ve said that– previously. What that doesn’t change is that we’ve got to have a different strategic approach if we’re going to make America as safe as possible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Okay Barry, I know that you have no frigging clue what you are doing and other than one speech (written by someone else) that you mindlessly mouthed into a teleprompter, so let me help you out.<\/p>\n
Your approach has been tried before. It didn\u2019t work so well. Don\u2019t take my word for it, when the gutless DEMOCRATS killed funding for Vietnam and the country was left on its own, millions died in a genocide like the world had not seen in quite some time. Of course you are on the record as saying that averting \u201cgenocide\u201d was not a reason to stay in Iraq.<\/p>\n
Obama is trying an entirely new trick. This is dangerous for a one-trick pony and it makes no sense. <\/p>\n
I do expect Code Pink to protest his next state side appearance sine he is now calling for a SURGE in Afghanistan. That won\u2019t happen of course since they share the common dream of Socialism.<\/p>\n
And yes, it appears that he is more than willing to lose a war to win a political camapaign\u2026..but then again, so was McGovern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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