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Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Quote of the Day: Obama on Iraq
I haven't been able to watch the big Obama foreign policy speech yet but here is a quote from his prepared remarks that I think is spot-on:
Our men and women in uniform have accomplished every mission we have given them. What’s missing in our debate about Iraq – what has been missing since before the war began – is a discussion of the strategic consequences of Iraq and its dominance of our foreign policy. This war distracts us from every threat that we face and so many opportunities we could seize. This war diminishes our security, our standing in the world, our military, our economy, and the resources that we need to confront the challenges of the 21st century. By any measure, our single-minded and open-ended focus on Iraq is not a sound strategy for keeping America safe.
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By any measure, our single-minded and open-ended focus on Iraq is not a sound strategy for keeping America safe. In fact — as should have been apparent to President Bush and Sen. McCain — the central front in the war on terror is not Iraq, and it never was.
Read the Full Transcript (Video to Follow)
Posted by Metavirus at 7/15/2008 04:48:00 PM
Tags: Afganistan , Barack Obama , Bush , Election 2008 , Foreign Policy , General Election , Iraq , John McCain
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