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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: Dale Baker who wrote (72807)6/18/2008 10:21:15 AM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) of 542647
 
It's the only sustainable and sensible policy I can see. And since we know that Obama won't pull out everybody on day one - far, far from it - it lines up more with his side than McCain's open-ended rhetoric, IMHO

I agree. McCain still seems socked in to the Bush undefinable "victory" rhetoric which keeps him from asking the hard questions about acceptable outcomes.

I was extremely impressed with Obama's questioning of Petraeus at the fall hearings. Those were the right questions; all directed toward what level of troop strength, resource allocation, etc. would provide an acceptable probability of a minimally acceptable outcome. Given all the negatives of a continuing full bore presence in Iraq.

I also think Obama has the political leverage to do as you suggest, a deliberate phased withdrawal, given his early and repeated opposition to the invasion/occupation.
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