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Originally Posted by ajuhdg
I just think in keeping with Obama's Senior Class President running speech, 'You want out of Iraq? Okay! Let's get outta there!' It's much more deep than just taking everyone out, and I don't really think that he's thought it through...as with most of his stances.
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I agree that it's not so easy to pull out as Obama seems to think it is, but I also think that once he gets in and gets a fuller picture of what's going on in there, by being educated by the CJCS and his pick for SecDef, he's going to realize that we can't "just pull out." You're right - I don't think he's completely thought it through. Timelines are good, but they need to be extended timelines, allowing for multiple setbacks.
FWIW, al-Qa'ida wasn't very active in Iraq before we went in, but they've been pretty active there, now. If that's who we're
really afraid of I think we have to engage them there, rather than engage them here.
Regardless, McCain has some weirmo ideas about Iraq, too, and other countries surrounding Iraq. I'd rather go with Obama (who I'm confident will change his plan in regard to Iraq/national security and whose domestic policies I like better) than McCain. Just my thoughts though.
What's funny is a lot of people I went to grad school with (I just finished my Master's Degree in Public and International Affairs, Security and Intelligence Studies in August) are feeling the same way. We were pretty outraged over the Guantanamo decision (not because it was a wrong one, just that it shouldn't have gone through SCOTUS), and were in line with McCain. As the election draws nearer, more and more of my classmates have jumped ship and decided to vote for Obama. These are intel/national security people, many of which are already working at various intelligence agencies and defense agencies in DC. FWIW.
Now I feel like I've just made a stump speech for Obama. Oops.
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