Sometimes the jokes just write themselves:
President Obama called Iraq his predecessor's war of choice. Now it is his war to exit -- and quickly.
The challenge for Obama, whose opposition to the Iraq invasion helped propel him to the presidency, is sticking to his timeline for a U.S. military withdrawal despite a jump in violence and continued wrangling among Iraqi politicians over who will lead the country.
The sensitive departure is being managed by Vice President Biden, who says the U.S. military will reduce troop levels to 50,000 this summer, even if no new Iraqi government takes shape.
Unfortunately, this seems uncomfortably close to being very dark comedy...
Joe has occasionally been known to get lost in a one-hole outhouse.
Posted by: mojo | May 27, 2010 at 10:29 AM
Catch-22 Obama logic: to conclude a war, announce a timeline for withdrawal, temporarily escalate for a "win" or appearance of, and then watch the enemy ramp up on schedule. Add a loose canon VP to the mix and ensure a Nam hightailin' impression.
"That's the way things go when you elevate mediocre people to positions of authority."
Posted by: war is Heller | May 27, 2010 at 10:43 AM
Well, the above is just plain wrong. I mistakenly thought Obama sent some reinforcements to Iraq before escalating in Afghanistan. Certainly, the administration needs to meet its withdrawal sched in order to have assets to deal with "man-made disasterism" in SW Asia, to back up South Korea against China and to control our borders...
Maybe Biden can stabilize Iraq by asking for Iran's help?
Posted by: war is Heller | May 27, 2010 at 11:38 AM
Biden to Iraq is as a drone to collateral damage.
Posted by: Mandrake | May 27, 2010 at 11:47 AM
"The sensitive departure is being managed by Vice President Biden"
The USS Nimitz battlegroup today launched air and cruise missile attacks on Malibu, California...
Posted by: richard mcenroe | May 27, 2010 at 11:48 AM
"The USS Nimitz battlegroup today launched air and cruise missile attacks on Malibu, California..."
Stop the presses! Biden did something right!
Posted by: David | May 27, 2010 at 12:37 PM
So a government that can't stop 16,000 murders a year in the U.S. is concerned about violence in Iraq.
Sounds about right.
Posted by: bilejones | May 27, 2010 at 03:44 PM
If Obama cared about violence in Iraq he'd do something about the escalating attacks on Christians, Jews, and Yazidis. The closer to withdrawal we get the the bigger and more frequent the attacks get. Once we totally withdraw, can the final solution to the problem of infidels in Iraq be far behind?
Posted by: Bob Smith | May 27, 2010 at 04:16 PM
Hilarious, BJ! That is one of the worst analogies and best satire of the left I've ever seen.
Posted by: tony williams | May 27, 2010 at 04:19 PM
Hey,m c'mon BJ! They asked for the gummint to send in the Guard to occupy Chicago...
Posted by: richard mcenroe | May 27, 2010 at 08:29 PM