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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: puborectalis who wrote (41194)	8/24/2008 11:42:27 AM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 224718

Biden flashback: Joe was Wrong on the surge By Michelle Malkin • August 24, 2008 I noted this in my year-end essay last December on the surge, the military, and the media. Worth noting again as the Obama camp hypes Joe Biden’s great foreign policy and strategic expertise. They were both wrong. Phenomenally wrong. Here’s a reminder of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s resolution opposing the surge, which passed 12-9 on Jan. 25: Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., the panel’s chairman, said the legislation is “not an attempt to embarrass the president. … It’s an attempt to save the president from making a significant mistake with regard to our policy in Iraq.” …Biden, who sponsored the measure with Hagel and Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said the measure is aimed at getting the administration’s attention. He noted that Bush has said he will be moving forward with his Iraq plans he outlined in a Jan. 10 address regardless of what Congress says. The measure “is designed to let the president know that there are many in both parties, Democrats and Republicans, that believe a change in our mission to go into Baghdad — in the midst of a civil war — as well as a surge in ground troops … is the wrong way to go, and I believe it will have the opposite — I repeat — opposite effect the president intends,” Biden said. And here’s a reminder of how Joe Biden’s running mate has changed his tune on the surge: Obama Inadvertently Concedes Surge Achieves Key Administration Goal STATEMENT: “Originally, the administration suggested that the key measure was whether it gave breathing room for political reconciliation. So far, I think we have not seen the kind of political reconciliation that’s going to bring about long-term stability in Iraq.” — Barack Obama, July 22, 2008 EXPIRATION DATE: August 20, 2008: “Let’s be clear, our troops have completed every mission they’ve been given,” Mr. Obama said at the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Orlando, Fla., where the likely Democratic presidential nominee courted military voters who are expected to play a pivotal role in several swing states. “They have created the space for political reconciliation.” Wonder if Biden will start purging his websites like Obama did? Reader Comments: #2On August 24th, 2008 at 11:01 am, jbh45 said: Biden’s mine field is so rich its gonna be blowback after blowback for this ticket. BO shows another example of lacking leadership amd judgement in this selection. #3On August 24th, 2008 at 11:06 am, ajmontana said: Well we really should give Odopey some credit he finally made a decision about something. Most of the time it’s just “Present” #4On August 24th, 2008 at 11:07 am, DBNinKY said: Wonder if Biden will start purging his websites like Obama did? You know it - Biden’s so-called “international experience” is limited to America’s recoil and retreat! The fact that he would dare come back into the public arena seeking national office after the bigoted, racist remarks he made just last year, shows how shameless he and the Democrat party are, and how desperate! #5On August 24th, 2008 at 11:08 am, jdtruly said: Mark Halprin on ABC just said something like: “No one in the Democrat party is saying Biden isn’t qualified to be President” Well, actually, they spoke pretty clearly during the cauci/primaries - almost no one thought he was the right guy. The PUMA’s are steaming. michellemalkin.com