Iraq: The Next Obama Flip-Flop?

Oh just fucking stop it already. This isn't how you won the Democratic nomination.

The Senator tells reporters in North Dakota he plans a “a thorough assessment” of his Iraq policy during his coming visit to the country.

“When I go to Iraq and have a chance to talk to some of the commanders on the ground, I’m sure I’ll have more information and will continue to refine my policies.”

Adds: “My 16-month (withdrawal) timeline, if you examine everything that I’ve said, was always premised on making sure that our troops were safe.”

I may never write this again, but the RNC's assessment of Obama's actions the last few weeks is right.

“There appears to be no issue that Barack Obama is not willing to reverse himself on for the sake of political expedience.”

When the RNC is right about our nominee, our nominee isn't leading. Obama has run on the fact that he rightly opposed the Iraq war from the start. Since then, he has accumulated greater and greater responsibility for his actions. As President he will bear the ultimate responsibility for America's policy in Iraq and thus the continuation or termination of the war. Good God, man - an increase of responsibility does not obligate you to become more wrong Barack!

Get it right.

People expect you to end the war. If you win, it's on your shoulders. Don't chicken out now, because you will seal your fate, LBJ-style, to have a brutal, unpopular war define your presidency.