Thursday
Jul172008
Obama's "eyes and ears closed"
Thursday, July 17, 2008 at 4:52PM
In a press conference this afternoon Republican Senators and Congressmen launched an attack against Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) by launching a new seven minute video titled "The Obama Iraq Documentary: Whatever the Politics Demand." The video asks the question: Where does Barack Obama stand on Iraq? In the video, Obama's own words are used against him to paint the senator as a politically expedient politician who will say and do anything to get elected.
"I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is going to solve the sectarian violence there [Iraq]. In fact, I think it will do the reverse," Obama is shown saying in a video clip. The next slide shows in big bold words the phrase "said he always said the surge will make things better."
Republican Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) who was joined by Senators John Thune (R-N.D.), Richard Burr (R-Va.) and Representatives Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) as they launched their attack on Obama. Kyl said "Barack Obama announced a plan for Iraq before even going there. He believes Iraq is a political issue. "This is political expediency in how he views the war," said Kyl. Thune added on Obama by saying "one thing that has been clear it's you can guarantee he will take the position that will satisfy the far left of his party."
Blackburn of Tennessee concluded the press conference when she chided Obama for voting to "de-fund the troops." Blackburn added, "he's already made up his mind on Iraq before even going there with his eyes and ears closed." Blackburn concluded that she hopes that because Obama isn't going to Iraq for a fact finding mission and will not meet with any foreign leaders that he should spare the troops "the phot-op."
"I am not persuaded that 20,000 additional troops in Iraq is going to solve the sectarian violence there [Iraq]. In fact, I think it will do the reverse," Obama is shown saying in a video clip. The next slide shows in big bold words the phrase "said he always said the surge will make things better."
Republican Sen. John Kyl (R-Ariz.) who was joined by Senators John Thune (R-N.D.), Richard Burr (R-Va.) and Representatives Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) as they launched their attack on Obama. Kyl said "Barack Obama announced a plan for Iraq before even going there. He believes Iraq is a political issue. "This is political expediency in how he views the war," said Kyl. Thune added on Obama by saying "one thing that has been clear it's you can guarantee he will take the position that will satisfy the far left of his party."
Blackburn of Tennessee concluded the press conference when she chided Obama for voting to "de-fund the troops." Blackburn added, "he's already made up his mind on Iraq before even going there with his eyes and ears closed." Blackburn concluded that she hopes that because Obama isn't going to Iraq for a fact finding mission and will not meet with any foreign leaders that he should spare the troops "the phot-op."