Andrew:

Senator Barack Hussein Obama didn't say he was going to seek the advice of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff on how to get out of Iraq, he said he was going to
give them a new mission - how to end the war. He specifically said "I'm
going to give them a new mission...." That is telling them what to do, *not*
asking them what to do. See the difference?

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 Denys,

The point being if  President Bush had listened to the Generals instead of
Donald Rumsfeld and invaded with more troops maybe Iraq wouldn't be the
quagmire it has become.  Everyone is applauding Bush on how the surge is
working when all he did was finally listen to his Generals and give them the
number of troops they wanted since day 1.

If Senator Obama is going to have the Joint Chiefs of Staff give him ideas
on how to get out of Iraq, then I applaud him for acknowledging his weakness
and seeking advice from those with the most knowledge.  Whether he follows
their recommendations, we will have to wait and see if he is elected first.

Andy

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