Washington Post Rips Obama on Iraq Deceptions

Hell of an editorial. First they take on the media-wide assertion that Maliki has "endorsed" Obama's bug-out strategy of defeat:

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who has a history of tailoring his public statements for political purposes, made headlines by saying he would support a withdrawal of American forces by 2010. But an Iraqi government statement made clear that Mr. Maliki's timetable would extend at least seven months beyond Mr. Obama's. More significant, it would be "a timetable which Iraqis set" -- not the Washington-imposed schedule that Mr. Obama has in mind. It would also be conditioned on the readiness of Iraqi forces, the same linkage that Gen. Petraeus seeks. As Mr. Obama put it, Mr. Maliki "wants some flexibility in terms of how that's carried out."
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Other Iraqi leaders were more directly critical. As Mr. Obama acknowledged, Sunni leaders in Anbar province told him that American troops are essential to maintaining the peace among Iraq's rival sects and said they were worried about a rapid drawdown.

Then they assail Obama for refusing to grasp simple reality:

Yet Mr. Obama's account of his strategic vision remains eccentric. He insists that Afghanistan is "the central front" for the United States, along with the border areas of Pakistan. But there are no known al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan, and any additional U.S. forces sent there would not be able to operate in the Pakistani territories where Osama bin Laden is headquartered. While the United States has an interest in preventing the resurgence of the Afghan Taliban, the country's strategic importance pales beside that of Iraq, which lies at the geopolitical center of the Middle East and contains some of the world's largest oil reserves. If Mr. Obama's antiwar stance has blinded him to those realities, that could prove far more debilitating to him as president than any particular timetable.

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1 The WaPo is getting some pretty vicious rants and important action alerts in their comment section over this. Which, you know, makes it all the better.

I'm really going to enjoy watching the Obama campaign crumble into little pieces. I hope it gets so bad that a movement forms to put Our Girl back at the top of the ticket and then collapses in Denver once people realize there will be riots if the streets if it succeeds.

Posted by: runninrebel at July 23, 2008 01:14 PM (0n9wc)

Ok, lemme try it:

They spoke truth to power!

*giggles like a schoolgirl*

Posted by: EC at July 23, 2008 01:20 PM (mAhn3)

3 I read an opinion somewhere (maybe Patterico's) that the Post seems to be leading up to endorsing McCain. Can you imagine that?

Posted by: MamaAJ at July 23, 2008 01:25 PM (X6Zdh)

Well, well. Even a broken clock is right twice a day (analog, people, work with me here).

To the WaPo, I can only say, "welcome to the party, pal."

Posted by: Andy at July 23, 2008 01:39 PM (C3mTI)

5 I like how that last paragraph slapped his ass around a little bit. He may like getting it that way.

Posted by: roy at July 23, 2008 01:43 PM (cB77O)

He may like getting it that way.

And I'm more than happy to oblige.

Posted by: Michelle at July 23, 2008 02:06 PM (YCVBL)

"...and any additional U.S. forces sent there would not be able to operate in the Pakistani territories where Osama bin Laden is headquartered."

Well, that's just not true. If you remember, Obama already said that if Pakistan won't give us permission to operate there, he'll invade Pakistan.

... If only this man made mistakes. All those news anchors travelling with him in Iraq would certainly jump all over him.

Posted by: The Comish (sic) at July 23, 2008 02:45 PM (WZWmk)

I think the WaPo deserves a linky on this one.

Ima head there now.

Breakin' all the rulz.

Posted by: Cluebat from Exodar at July 23, 2008 02:45 PM (cqZXM)

P'haps, the troubles seen by the NYTimes is having an effect on the Washington Post?

Nothing like losing money, to strike the Fear of God into some people...Secularly speaking.

Posted by: franksalterego at July 23, 2008 02:47 PM (QdFjo)

10 Interestingly, Obama's statements over the past few days have actually moved him closer to the pre-edit Maliki statement in Spiegel, in which he appeared to favor a withdrawal based on progress, not a firm timetable. Wouldn't it be a neat trick if instead of Maliki agreeing with Obama's form 16 month plan, we had Obama coming home from Iraq with a position closer to Bush's than when he left, with Maliki's nebulous statement to fend of criticism from both Obama and Maliki's anti-occupation constituencies? Keep an eye on this one.

Posted by: Big S at July 23, 2008 02:56 PM (pXm6V)

11 Every post Frito makes simply highlights his inability to list Obama's qualifications.

Posted by: Stinky Esposito at July 23, 2008 03:03 PM (XSmBC)

12 Let's face it, Obama is a bullsh*tting motherf*cker.

Posted by: trentk269 at July 23, 2008 03:30 PM (WUM14)

It would be interesting if the Post takes their epiphany one step further and hammers Obama for 'stubborness in the face of overwhelming evidence' re the surge. It seems 2 years ago they were hammering the president for his intransigence yet most of the MSM are surprisingly quiet at holding Obama to task for his.

sigh

Posted by: seabee at July 23, 2008 03:39 PM (OUwF8)

14 I remember when I was in elementary school and the Post was still worth reading. Maybe, just maybe, they can turn to the right and be a decent paper again. Maybe even the top of the East Coast heap with the implosion at the Times.

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