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Neocons for Obama
Washington Independent ^ | March 31, 2009 | David Weigel

Posted on 04/01/2009 11:41:01 AM PDT by Captain Kirk

We knew it on Friday, when Bill Kristol praised President Obama’s decision to send more troops to Afghanistan, but the degree to which neoconservatives are happy with the plan is striking. “He’s definitely saying no to pulling back,” said Fred Kagan, at the neoconservative Foreign Policy Initiative conference today in Washington. “It was a gutsy and correct decision.” Kagan worried/predicted that Obama’s base would bristle at the plan, so “he will be counting on some significant amount of support from his political opponents.”

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: neocons; obama
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To: JSDude1

Not as tiring as seeing people sucked into his world of L Ron Paul. Do the research


21 posted on 04/01/2009 2:43:10 PM PDT by SoCalPol (Reagan Republican for Palin 2012)
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To: SoCalPol

I like both (though dont agree with all they stand for),

Ron Paul certainly has brought back to the forefront the issue of adherence toward constituional principles, even in legislation back into the mainstreme..this is a good thing, wouldn’t you say?


22 posted on 04/01/2009 5:30:36 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Obama yo 'mama', Uncle Sam yo 'baby daddy'!; (The new cry of the Obama generation)!)
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