Tuesday, July 15, 2008

What does Success in Iraq look like?

Barack Obama gave a major foreign policy speech today where he discussed what success in Iraq looks like and said...

George Bush and John McCain don't have a strategy for success in Iraq - they have a strategy for staying in Iraq.
Obama then went on to lay out what success in Iraq looks like...
In fact, true success in Iraq - victory in Iraq - will not take place in a surrender ceremony where an enemy lays down their arms. True success will take place when we leave Iraq to a government that is taking responsibility for its future - a government that prevents sectarian conflict, and ensures that the al Qaeda threat which has been beaten back by our troops does not reemerge. That is an achievable goal if we pursue a comprehensive plan to press the Iraqis stand up.

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