Quote Originally Posted by dragonrider
But I'm not sure I agree that these changes in position by Bush are due to election-year politics either. From an election-year politics point of view, these shifts tend to undercut McCain some I think. These shifts give credibility to Obama's positions and make it seem like McCain is behind on these issues. If I were going to spin this in Obama's favor for political reasons, I'd say Obama was right all along, Bush is just now catching up, and McCain still hasn't seen the light. I don't see how this helps McCain at all.
So you don't see using diplomacy rather than military tactics, in a country where our general population is sick of war and have expressed their desire to be out of Iraq, during an election year in which Republicans are behind in the polls; as a means to try to help the Republican party? I mean McCain has been criticized for his jokes about bombing Iran and the "100 year war" that dems have tried to label him as.

It's fairly obvious to me that this is a political move to help the Republicans. I do not see this helping or hurting Obama's campaign.