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July 1, 2008
Barack Obama: Don't go "Wobbly" on Iraq!
By Sheila Samples
Although Obama has far to go, if he wants to match the bald-faced flip-flops that have besmirched the somnolent and incoherent campaign of John McCain [1], his recent reversals raise new doubts about his signature issue -- his commitment to "immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq…and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months" of his inaugeration.
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Although Obama has far to go, if he wants to match the bald-faced flip-flops that have besmirched the somnolent and incoherent campaign of John McCain [1], his recent reversals raise new doubts about his signature issue -- his commitment to "immediately begin to remove our troops from Iraq…and have all of our combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months" of his inaugeration.Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.