Obama Web site removes `surge' from Iraq problem

[daihashi]

It sounded to me like his logic was that the success or failure of the surge needs to be measured by the goals set out for it. There were specific "benchmarks" set out by which to measure the accomplishments of the surge, and his argument was that those were not met, so the surge did not accomplish its goals, therfore it failed.

Making progress is great, but it's not the same as succeeding.

8 out of 18 have been met I believe.

And having ideas is great, but putting them into practice is not the same as saying it out loud.

Words for thought. It's easy to criticize when your hands are clean of the situation.

daihashi Reviewed by daihashi on 07-22-2008. Obama Web site removes `surge' from Iraq problem Barack Obama's aides have removed criticism of President Bush's increase of troops to Iraq from the campaign Web site, part of an effort to update the Democrat's written war plan to reflect changing conditions. Debate over the impact of President Bush's troop "surge" has been at the center of exchanges this week between Obama and Republican presidential rival John McCain. Obama opposed the war and the surge from the start, while McCain supported both the invasion and the troop increase. A Rating: 5