tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post5052960941226066491..comments2023-10-28T03:07:12.758-07:00Comments on Mirror On America: The Clintons Continue To Lie About Barack ObamaBrian http://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-69570645383835037312008-01-18T12:33:00.000-08:002008-01-18T12:33:00.000-08:00Touchet,That quote was a response to the question ...Touchet,<BR/><BR/>That quote was a response to the question of what to do in 2004, after the invasion had already taken place. That was also before the spike in sectarian violence.<BR/><BR/>At the time, Bush's position (his public position anyway) was to train the Iraqi's...to have the Iraqi's "stand up" so that U.S. troops could leave quickly. <BR/><BR/>Obama was simply agreeing with that goal. (So that U.S. troops could be brought home).<BR/><BR/>That's not the same as saying that Obama was not against the war before the invasion took place in March of 2003. He was clearly against it.<BR/><BR/>The Clintons have tried to distort these facts.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-21211685888836632532008-01-15T17:33:00.000-08:002008-01-15T17:33:00.000-08:00In 2004, Sen. Obama also said there was little dif...In 2004, Sen. Obama also said there was little difference between his position and George Bush’s position on Iraq. In a meeting with Chicago Tribune reporters at the Democratic National Convention, Obama said, “On Iraq, on paper, there's not as much difference, I think, between the Bush administration and a Kerry administration as there would have been a year ago. […] There's not much of a difference between my position and George Bush's position at this stage.” [Chicago Tribune, 07/27/04]Touchethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451235678609165531noreply@blogger.com