I just caught snippets of Obama’s speech at the VFW this morning and I just want to make some comments to clarify that which he has muddied.<\/p>\n
Obama claimed that he opposed the war in Iraq at a time when it was politically difficult for him to do so. That’s Horseshit. It hasn’t been politically difficult for anyone to oppose the war in Iraq since 1990. The entire Democrat caucus held GHW Bush hostage for tax hikes while troops were on the ground in the Middle East facing Hussein’s armies. I remember three congressmen standing on the roof of one of Saddam’s palaces and say that Hussein was more trustworthy than President Bush while they opposed the war in Iraq. At no time in our recent history has it been politically difficult to be against any war.<\/p>\n
Obama claimed that he knew that the war in Iraq would give rise to Islamic extremism in the region. What gave rise to Islamic extremism was the cowardice and the inability of the Left in this country to recognize the danger in the Middle East and the lack of commitment to dealing a deadly blow to that danger. Hussein handed out copies of Black Hawk Down to his military chiefs to convince them that Americans could be beaten by resisting long enough…because he knew, like the Taliban and al Qaeda know, that our weak link is the vocal and cowardly anti-war at any cost Leftists. Like Obama.<\/p>\n
The only time the Left shows even a hint of bravery is when they’re being cowardly.<\/p>\n
UPDATE: <\/strong>Ok, I’ve had a chance to do some more research and look at a partial script at WSJ’s Washington Wire<\/a>, so I’m updating my thoughts.<\/p>\n While Obama did oppose the war in the beginning, he did it from Chicago, not from Washington. How “politically difficult” was it to be against the war in Chicago?<\/p>\n Today he accused McCain of distorting his record on the war;<\/p>\n \u201cYesterday, Senator McCain came before you. He is a man who has served this nation honorably, and he correctly stated that one of the chief criteria for the American people in this election is going to be who can exercise the best judgment as Commander in Chief. But instead of just offering policy answers, he turned to a typical laundry list of political attacks. He said that I have changed my position on Iraq when I have not. He said that I am for a path of \u201cretreat and failure.\u201d And he declared, \u201cBehind all of these claims and positions by Senator Obama lies the ambition to be president\u201d \u2013 suggesting, as he has so many times, that I put personal ambition before my country,\u201d Obama told the crowd.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n In 2004, while he was making a run at a national office in the Senate, he told a Chicago reporter “There’s not much difference between my position and George Bush’s position at this stage” on July 27th, 2004 (John Kass “Obama’s a Star Who Doesn’t Stick to the Script<\/a>“, Chicago Tribune, July 27, 2004). Now, I don’t think George Bush opposed the war in 2004. Obama claims he was taken out of context, but read the article yourself.<\/p>\n After Obama’s speech, McCain’s staff sent this message to the press in attendence;<\/p>\n \u201cUnlike Barack Obama, John McCain doesn\u2019t have to compensate for a lack of credibility on the international stage with inflammatory and public threats against American allies. The American people know that John McCain will hunt down terrorists wherever they are, and have a choice between strength and experience versus Barack Obama\u2019s rhetoric and theatrics,\u201d McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said in a statement.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n But you’ll probably only hear that on the blogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"