The Bizarro World of Obama and the Surge by Peter Kirsanow
The Bear on Jul 27 2008 | Filed under: Election 08’, Iraq
In another sign of how political discourse has degenerated into spin and sound bite, the reigning narrative is that Obama’s trip to Iraq was a big success — and a problem for McCain — because Obama’s 16 month withdrawal timetable was vindicated by al- Maliki. Today’s Washington Post editorial notes that, in fact, neither [...]