Posted on 07/03/2008 2:29:25 PM PDT by tobyhill
FARGO, N.D. Senator Barack Obama said Thursday the United States cannot sustain a long-term military presence in Iraq, but added that he would be open to refine my policies about a timeline for withdrawing troops after meeting with American military commanders during a trip to Iraq later this month. Mr. Obama, whose popularity in the Democratic primary was built upon a sharp opposition to the war and an often-touted 16-month gradual timetable for removing combat troops, dismissed suggestions that he was changing positions in the wake of reductions in violence in Iraq and a general election fight with Senator John McCain. Ive always said that the pace of withdrawal would be dictated by the safety and security of our troops and the need to maintain stability. That assessment has not changed, he said. And when I go to Iraq and have a chance to talk to some of the commanders on the ground, Im sure Ill have more information and will continue to refine my policies.
(Excerpt) Read more at thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com ...
was he against the refined time line before he was for it? Seems his Dem friends are teaching him the flip flop way.
It’s over ... we’ve won in Iraq.
Can Keith Overbite be far behind?
“(Liar Obama throws all anti-war folks under the bus)”
And the MSM will never call him on it, least of all the NYT. Obama only has a shot because his dirty past and dubious ancestry will never see the light of day.
O boy, this surprises me, he has never flipped and flopped before!!!
Amen and spot on to you both.


great post!
They won’t have a choice to ignore it after he goes to Iraq then ask him what he thought.
With all due respect, that is not lying.
He's a politician!
He's also a "progressive" (I think).
He's also a muslim (I'm sure).
Now, the prime directive in "progressive" politics is:
1. Get elected (whatever it takes).
2. Implement the agenda.
NEVER THE REVERSE
Got that?
It's not rocket science.
He ain`t stupid. He knows things are improving. If he`s elected and things continue to improve, he will try to take credit for all of it.
Darn... we can’t say Flip-Flop any can we?
Things have been improving for a while now... Not that you'd ever hear that from the MSM.
The used car salesman strikes again as he starts his run to the middle for the general.
The middle of Lenin that is.
Daddy $oro$ ain’t goin to be happy bout this!
Pray for W and Our Victorious Troops
No but we can say
BHO...CHANGE IS COMING,JUST WAIT A FEW MINUTES.
Everything with BHO is calculated.
He will use this and our troops to his advantage.
Time to cross the fingers in pictures with BHO like they did with Hillary.
(Please post if you can find it)
oh oh I want one!!!
How do I get the NOBAMA sticker?
Barak Obama: The mother of all Flip Floppers...
Thanks. There needs to be clear distinction...and the images of McCain’s service and suffering when he was a young man contrasted against Obama dope smoking, self serving are very starki.
My fantasy would be that the military commanders completely ignore him.
Soros knows that this is all BS.
Every dem pretends they are moderate before the election. Kerry was ultraliberal, and then he was asking “Can I git me huntin license here?”.
The dems honestly think we are all stupid. The try courting Christians every time around, but how many Christians are stupid enough to fall for this? How could any Christian truly believe that a guy who would kill a child outside the womb could truly believe in Jesus?
They try to act like they support gun rights, but how many gunners actually believe this? Hell, many liberals are pro gun, and the 5% that aren’t delusional don’t even believe that the dems aren’t there to try to take away your gun rights.
I’d bet that even the Code pinkos know that this is just play acting.
If McCain doesnt take this in and destroy Obama with his own words...he is not very good at taking command...
in theory his enemy has just given him a weak point....now what will he do?
If Karl Rove has anything to do with it...You will see the side we have been waiting for....Lock and Load!!
We will see how the Commie Pinkos treat this. My guess is those old hags are going ballistic right now. Going to be hard for them to accept we have won this war and he knows it.
Pray for W and Our Victory Soldiers
I love the pick of Kerry with his finger on the trigger posing for the camera... He’s looking at a right angle towards the camera, with his finger on the trigger, and the gun pointing in another direction. Evidently they couldn’t teach him anything in the military, or in charm school.

"You can be sure there will never be any clear answers from Obama on any critical issue. He is quite comfortable taking positions that contradict each other. Sadly, his inconsistent and dishonest positions are perfectly acceptable to his Obamabot cult members, who blindly follow him."

Instead of the change candidate, Hussein ObamaMessiaHamas, will be known as the Ooops Uh Flip-Flop Candidate, who couldn't tell the truth! Is this a flop or a flip or a floppity flop?

Quit your whining about my Flip Flops, Waffling and Lies, you God Loving, Gun owning and Bitter White Racist Patriots!
Obama can obviously now afford to tell Daily Kos, MoveOn, and all the other lunatic democrats to go pound sand.
Why? Because he already has their money!
Obama realized long ago just how worthless and disruptive Daily Kos and his pals are to any run for office. He baited them along, grabbed all of their cashola and is now turning against them in order to accomodate the Hillary "centrist" crowd.
Soros might allow Obama some leniency if he thinks such a "centrist" move will gain victory in November, but the nasties that are in Obama's nut roots programs have been sucker-punched.
"Thanks, Kos Kidz. I got your money, and I am gonna get even more of your money once I tax you all into oblivion. LOSERS!!!!"
Amateur hour. He wants to be president and still doesn’t have enough information (or backbone) to take a policy position on Iraq? No, no; it has to be “refined.” McCain, on the other hand, for all his flaws, has always had one position: WIN.
Awesome!!!
This should be the cover of TIME...lol
There are numerous threads about his flip flop!!!
Please post this picture. This says it all.
I am using it as my computer screensaver.


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