In an interview with Politico Monday, talking about Iraq, Joe Biden said we “will be able to point to it and say, ‘We told you what we’re going to do, and we did it.” He was also in Iraq over the Fourth of July weekend, saying the American people will be able to see Obama’s Iraq policy as successful. Then adding “I sound corny, but I think America gets credit here in the region. And I think everybody gets credit, from George Bush to [President Obama].”
The small compliment was a shift from Biden’s assaults on Bush war policies, and his claim earlier this year that Iraq would actually be one of the Obama administration’s greatest achievements. Because Iraq was something both Biden and President Obama in the past said was absolutely unnecessary throughout their campaign strategy in 2008.
Former Bush Press Secretary, Dana Perino responded to Biden’s comments and trip to the region, saying “The truth is, the strategy was laid out by President Bush and it was carried out by our brave troops, led by a superb general, with cooperation from the Iraqis. Sometimes all we do is pick on the Iraqis when they deserve a lot of credit for the turnaround. However, Vice President Biden was right to prod them on forming a government -he absolutely was right to do that and I hope it helps.”
Fundraising in Dallas earlier in March, Biden had taken a more negative tone about the former administration and Iraq in front of a friendly Democratic crowd, "We inherited a cynical republic." Biden said. "And I can't blame them. Eight years of collapse, eight years of being misled about wars."
Having said all that and smearing Bush wherever it can, the White House has now picked General David Petraeus to take over the war in Afghanistan again -the same one Bush tapped to turn Iraq around. They also seem to be setting the stage for the White House to give Bush more credit on Iraq and Afgahnistan.
Once again, I'm mentioning this not because of the war policies, because our intervention in the Middle East has always been in our best interests. But, what's despicable is the fraud of the politics. These same Dem politicians ranted and raved all through a campaign about issues they knew absolutely nothing about. They fired up people, screamed and yelled and were perfectly willing to withdraw from a region no matter the potential danger to the U.S. And, now, since they're in office, the military thrusts are suddenly brilliant, well-managed and necessary to boot.
I'm sure the change of heart and plan came from the realization that the potential dangers of an unbridled Middle East would eventually lead to horrors here, but that's been obvious for quite a long time. That's why both Bush's tried to help fix it. But, so has the potential dangers of our porous borders been a smoldering fire about to rage, which the Dem's don't care about either, all they want is the illegal votes.
Yet, there's a drumbeat in the background now, and it seems to be getting louder. More and more folks who matter know what the real stories are in Iraq, Afghanistan and Arizona. So, Joe Biden can blow all the smoke he wants about who's responsible for what, because when November comes around, there'll be plenty more, coming from his compatriots tailpipes as they head back home un-reelected.
That's it for today folks.
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