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Obama in Iraq: Still opposes the “surge”
By Paul Gleiser | July 22, 2008 | 
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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, visiting Iraq as a part of a congressional fact-finding tour, told ABC’s Terry Moran that even taking into account the undisputed success of the U.S. military surge, he would still oppose it if given the chance to vote again.
Here is the transcript of the interview:
TERRY MORAN: The surge of U.S. troops, combined with ordinary Iraqis’ rejection of both al Qaeda and Shiite extremists have transformed the country. Attacks are down more than 80% nationwide. U.S. combat casualties have plummeted, five this month so far, compared with 78 last July, and Baghdad has a pulse again. If you had to do it over again, knowing what you know now, would you — would you support the surge?
OBAMA: No, because — keep in mind that —
MORAN: You wouldn’t?
OBAMA: Well, no, keep — these kinds of hypotheticals are very difficult. Hindsight is 20/20. I think what I am absolutely convinced of is that at that time, we had to change the political debate, because the view of the Bush administration at that time was one that I just disagreed with…”
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Obama tacks right.
By Paul Gleiser | July 8, 2008 | Print This
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Having assumed the position as presumptive nominee, Barack Obama now appears to be moving toward the center on a number of issues including the war in Iraq.
National Review’s Rich Lowry offers his thoughts on Obama’s rightward move in this article.
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Obama has the delegates, is now likely the Dem nominee.
By Paul Gleiser | June 3, 2008 | Print This
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Even though Hillary Clinton finished strong, she could not, in the end, overcome the lead that Barack Obama built up beginning in the early weeks of 2008. With the results of Montana and South Dakota now coming in, the presidential primary season is officially over.
Barack Obama is projected to have a sufficient number of pledged delegates together with a sizable majority of Democratic party super delegates to put him over the number needed to clinch the Democrat nomination for president.
ABC’s Vic Ratner reports from the Obama campaign. to listen.
What remains to be seen is whether or not Hillary Clinton will concede or will hold out for concessions from the Obama camp, including demanding to be put on the ticket in the VP slot.
Even though Clinton trails in delegates, she could still demand that her delegates remain committed to her and could take her fight to the Democratic National Convention in Denver this August.
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