potential Obama approach for Iraq: declare victory on Bush's behalf to justify his promised troop withdraw

[glenn1]

With the news of the Iraqi PM approving of Obama's approach to remove American troops in an expedited fashion, I was thinking how this could be used to Baracks' advantage. In a sense, I think the best way would be to declare victory on Bush's behalf. It wouldn't require giving Bush credit, indeed he could cast him as universally clueless - Bush didn't recognize defeat earlier, accidentally stumbled into a winning strategy (the surge) and doesn't recognize victory now. This would provide a rationale for fulfilling his pledge to get troops out of Iraq, and in a fashion where McCain couldn't claim he was advocating for American defeat. Indeed, it would put McCain on the defensive as being the 'defeatist' if he advocated keeping troops there longer.

 

[bbdub333]

How could Senator Obama do all this?

 

[Fern]

declare victory on Bush's behalf then begin troop withdraw

Umm, dude WTH?

Obama can't order the US troops to withdraw.

LOLz

Fern

 

[Budmantom]

Originally posted by: bbdub333
How could Senator Obama do all this?

He IS a world leader.

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: bbdub333
How could Senator Obama do all this?

wait, what? I thought Obama was president already.

 

[glenn1]

Originally posted by: Fern

declare victory on Bush's behalf then begin troop withdraw

Umm, dude WTH?

Obama can't order the US troops to withdraw.

LOLz

Fern

Let me rephrase:

declare victory on Bush's behalf as a means of justifying his campaign pledge to begin troop withdraw, should he be elected.

 

[Fern]

I see.

But I think it would be a good idea for him to speak with our military before doing anything like that.

Plus, that would be risky. How would he look if the violence later flared up (after his "victory announcement", yet before the election)

Fern

 

[smack Down]

You think Bush would lend him his mission accomplished banner?

 

[Budmantom]

Originally posted by: smack Down
You think Bush would lend him his mission accomplished banner?

He would be a fool not to.