On July 4th, the supposed success of the troop escalation meant, according to the McCain campaign, that we have to stay in Iraq:
John McCain's position that we cannot risk the progress we have made in Iraq by beginning to withdraw our troops immediately without concern for conditions on the ground."
Now, promising withdrawal in two years because the surge is a success despite, seventeen days earlier, declaring that withdrawal would be a bad idea because the surge is a success, is somehow not a contradiction because McCain will not do anything without considering conditions on the ground:
McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds said the senator's comments did not reflect a shift in position.
"The two years in his answer today is consistent with his position that we can begin to responsibly discuss the reduction of troop levels in Iraq as long as they are based on maintaining the security and stability of the gains we made," Bounds said.
So, as long as you say that you will consider conditions on the ground, it is apparently acceptable to imply that your Iraq position is all things to all people. It is both Iraq forever, and withdrawal in two years.
Today, we released a new video documentary entitled "The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever the Politics Demand."
So, somehow, Obama is bad for Iraq because he will do "whatever the politics demand" on Iraq, but he won't take conditions on the ground into consideration. That makes sense.
FYI to the McCain campaign: if you are going to both promise withdrawal and staying in Iraq forever, don't criticize your opponent for both being too obstinate and too stubborn on Iraq. Offering both a contradictory message and a contradictory attack might make people think that you are just doing whatever the politics demand, or something.
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