Posted on 05/14/2007 3:23:50 AM PDT by Baladas
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., could support a war-funding bill that includes benchmarks but lacks a timetable for withdrawal, the 2008 Democratic presidential candidate told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos in an exclusive "This Week" interview.
But Obama made clear he opposes giving the president a "blank check" for the war in Iraq.
There's got to be something that signals the president is changing course, and that there are consequences to the Iraqi government failing to meet some of the benchmarks that we're talking about," Obama said.
And while, like the rest of the Democratic field for president, Obama has emphasized his support for withdrawing American troops from Iraq, he left the door open to returning to the country if the situation continues to deteriorate, especially if withdrawal were to incite a Shiite genocide of the Sunnis.
"I think we have some moral and humanitarian responsibilities to the Iraqi people," said Obama. "And that has to be factored in. I can't anticipate what Iraq will look like a year from now, because so much depends on how we carry out this phased redeployment and how effective we are when it comes to diplomacy."
New to the National Stage
Obama burst onto the national stage three years ago, with a fiery and passionate keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. But thirteen weeks after announcing his candidacy for president, it is clear that Obama has intentionally adopted a more low-key approach to campaigning in the early primary states
"What I don't do when I'm campaigning is to try to press a lot of hot buttons and use a lot of cheap applause buttons, because I want people to get a sense of how I think about this process," said Obama.
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This guy is a Jr. Senator with a couple of years in the Senate.
His only Bona Fides are that he spoke well at a convention once. He is an American by the skin of his teeth as his father was African and his mother a Hippy Free love advocate who loved taking exotic lovers.
If he were not the Golden boy of his party he would be just another Rookie Senator, but somehow he has attracted attention.
Because a good majority of people will sit on their asses and do NOTHING the DBM/dems will be allowed to drive the agenda and push the bogus perspective America has already lost the war!
I can’t wait until the debate where someone puts osamabama on his heels and he shows how much of a neophyte he truly is. This guy is nothing more than a media creation in an empty $1000.00 suit.
LLS
Obama’s way over his head in that primary, the MSM is going to backstab him any day now, Hillary’s got a guy in CA digging up Obama dirt;they’re particulary vicious when they turn on each other.
Trying to come off as “the great unifier” - why he really IS “magic”.
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