Obama said unequivocally that the “surge” could never work. He stated that he could not find a general who could tell him how many more troops it would take to succeed. I guess he never bothered to talk to General Petreaus. He does not believe there is any point to him traveling to Iraq to see for himself what is happening on the ground. Susan Rice, a top Obama foreign-policy adviser, says that the GOP argument that he should do so is "complete garbage."
He is doggedly insisting that regardless of how much progress has been made he will immediately begin withdrawing troops on a fixed schedule. This sort of arrogance is disturbing for someone who may be Commander in Chief.
Now Senator Obama is hinting that he may travel to Iraq. And in a conversation with the Iraqi Foreign Minister, Obama was implored not to act recklessly. A Washington Post editorial quoted the foreign minister as saying "my message" to Mr. Obama "was very clear. . . . Really, we are making progress. I hope any actions you will take will not endanger this progress."
Progress in Iraq is accelerating. We can now begin to see a future where there is a stable and democratic country in the center of the most dangerous and autocratic region of the world. Iraq may have as much oil as Saudi Arabia. Under Saddam Hussain the countries oil infrastructure was broken and crumbling. Now it is (slowly) being rebuilt. How’s that for a Bush legacy?
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