Public Opinion: Barack Obama's Iraq Trip—Bolstering His Credibility or No Difference?
Sen. Barack Obama is in Iraq on his international tour. Sen. John McCain and others have said that Obama's Iraq policies were ill-informed because he had not been to the country in several years. Does Obama's Iraq visit bolster his credibility on Iraq? Were McCain's criticisms off base anyway? Or does his trip not make a difference either way regarding his foreign policy credentials? Post your thoughts below.
Previously: Is Nancy Pelosi correct in calling President George W. Bush a "total failure"?
Reader Comments
Obama says he would still oppose the Surge in Iraq even though the Surge has worked and even though the Surge has worked Obama says it was the wrong stradegy. Although a Surge in Afghanistan is the right stradegy. And if he's the CIC, he may or may not have regard for or listen to the General's advice. What kind of garbage is that? He cant have it both ways. And how do you visit Iraq and meet soldiers and then proceed to knock them upside the head with such comments? Good judgement huh? Not so much.
Obama might be right after all
Obama's trip to the war zones is a good thing. If he gets into the president's chair he is going to have much learning to do in a short time, but at least, unlike Bush and his despicable cronies, he is reaching out to the leaders in these parts of the world -- something that we should have done many years ago -- as a friend, rather than as some neighborhood thug that wants to be a tough guy. As for experience, Kennedy also lacked the experience of foreign policy, yet he made some of the best decisions of his time, taking blame for the failures. So many are afraid of obama because, after all, he might be right after all.
Obama Trip
I too am appalled at this circus performance. The sheer number of his entourage should give people a clue that something is terribly amiss. The idea that a US Senator would campaign in other countries for his bid as president in the US is absurd and one trip to the Middle East does not suddenly make anyone an expert on foreign and/or military relations and policies. Considering Obama has not officially recieved the nomination as the Democratic candidate its embarrassing he attempts to pass himself off as already elected and acts as if he is the sitting president. And why is it in several news stories his trip has been described as "shrouded in secrecy?" Shouldnt the American people know what's being said in our names/interests? I have no doubt that what is sent via the media from Obama's campaign in regards to this trip has been carefully scripted and controled. And how does one admit to the positive gains from the Surge in Iraq and in the same breath say knowing what you know now you would still oppose the Surge? There couldnt be a larger slap in the face given to our soldiers than that. What were the Democrats thinking when they choose Obama?
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