The McCain campaign has come up with an intriguing new way to sell his opposition to a timetable for withdrawal: McCain just might withdraw from Iraq sooner than Obama's 16 month deadline!
"He'd like troops to come home earlier than 16 months if the conditions allow it," said Congresswoman Heather Wilson of New Mexico, on a conference call with reporters just now. "Senator Obama has said it's a 16-month timeline no matter what."
Wilson walked this line back a bit later on, reminding people that any such withdrawal would have to be based on conditions on the ground, and might take longer: "Whether that happens in 12 months, or 16 months, or 24 months, the important thing is that our troops come home with victory and America's vital national interests secured."
Rarely have I seen a campaign, in the course of a single week, call another candidate both too steadfast and too flexible on the same issue. I guess, however, this is to be expected from a campaign that regularly calls Obama both the most extreme member of the Senate and a habitual flip-flopper. Because, you know, there is nothing that extremists do more often than change their minds to follow the crowd.
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