It seems to me that the Bush administration is finally coming around to some of the positions that Barack Obama has been advocating for a long time.

We've finally sent a high-level diplomat to Iran. It's something Obama has said was necessary for a long time, but Bush vowed never to do until Iran gave up its uranium enrichment program. I'm glad Bush finally saw the wisdom in being able to talk to your enemies.

Bush is finally talking about a "time horizon" for troop withdrawals from Iraq. It's something Obama has said was necessary for a long time, but Bush claimed would result in defeat. I'm glad Bush finally saw the wisdom in setting an expectation for Iraqis that we would not be there forever.

Now there's news that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki backs Barack Obama's troop withdrawal plan. Apparently the Iraqis think the 16-month timetable is about right. One of the funniest things the white house has done lately has been to forward the story about Maliki backing Obama's troop withdrawal plan to white house contacts in the media:

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I found that to be really amusing! I bet someone got a stern talking to on that one!

Or maybe not? Maybe this email "mixup" is just Bush's way of laying the groundwork for completely adopting Obama's strategy. With the Iraqis on board, maybe Bush will just adopt Obama's plan 100%. Bush is probably thinking that if he wants to have even one single foreign policy success in his entire 8 years, he might have to just adopt Obama's foreign poilicy positions. It's probably kind of late for him, but you've got to give Bush credit for pulling his head at least part way out of his ass, even if it is too late for him.
dragonrider Reviewed by dragonrider on . Bush is Finally Seeing the Wisdom of Obama's Positions It seems to me that the Bush administration is finally coming around to some of the positions that Barack Obama has been advocating for a long time. We've finally sent a high-level diplomat to Iran. It's something Obama has said was necessary for a long time, but Bush vowed never to do until Iran gave up its uranium enrichment program. I'm glad Bush finally saw the wisdom in being able to talk to your enemies. Bush is finally talking about a "time horizon" for troop withdrawals from Rating: 5