Obama Purges Anti-Surge Material From Site

by Stephan Tawney on July 15, 2008

According to the NY Daily News, the Obama campaign purged its site of anti-surge material over the weekend. The campaign altered the text from saying the surge failed to citing significant security gains. Another flip-flop?

The presumed Democratic nominee replaced his Iraq issue Web page, which had described the surge as a “problem” that had barely reduced violence.

“The surge is not working,” Obama’s old plan stated, citing a lack of Iraqi political cooperation but crediting Sunni sheiks – not U.S. military muscle – for quelling violence in Anbar Province.

The News reported Sunday that insurgent attacks have fallen to the fewest since March 2004.

Obama’s campaign posted a new Iraq plan Sunday night, which cites an “improved security situation” paid for with the blood of U.S. troops since the surge began in February 2007.

It praises G.I.s’ “hard work, improved counterinsurgency tactics and enormous sacrifice.”

Apparently living in denial was no longer politically opportune. Via Hot Air.



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