Al Qaeda in Iraq (Almost) Trips Obama

If I were McCain’s staff I wouldn’t touch this (almost) gaff with a ten foot pole- This is the pot calling the kettle black .. and all it does is make voter’s talk about McCain’s own repeated mistakes regarding who we are actually fighting and where..

Obama can do NO WRONG; he’s GOD!!!

when you are not stating your true position, you tend to slip! Mccain’s gaffe was different because he got Alqeada mixed up with Insurgent extremist which could be used for alqeada also….if you think about it. Obama’s case is different in that I do believe he does not think there is anything wrong with alqeada and he has sympathy for them. Obama thinks that a hands off, I’ll leave you alone approach will get Alqeada off our back….but that is an elementary, simpleton view that does not considered the fact that the alqeada ideology does not exclude it to only US bases overseas but also is against all that western society stands for…such as freedom of religion, equality for women, freedom of speech, democracy ect…

If none of these morons (Oops, I mean leaders, sorry!) know who were even fighting over there, then why don’t we just pull out. It’s only fair; THEY pulled Building 7, WE should get to pull the troops out. They can just stay home and defend OUR borders; And keep those pesky Al-Quaeda from coming into the US through CANADA like last time!!! Nah, that would make too much sense, let’s just start another war on IRAN, even though Iranians are Shiite and Al-Quaeda is SUNNI. (As in the same people (Sunnis) were paying to not fight and have already armed in Iraq) Yeah, that will fix things in Iraq and (de)stabilize Iran! What’s another regional war betweens friends? We’l just finance bothe sides like we have in every other majore war, make some cash for Wall St., increase the drug trade, AND kill a few soldiers here and there. Which is fine as long as we kill more civillians. (Oops, I mean Terrorists!) Doesn’t ANYBODY else see just how transparent this is? They not even trying to hide it from you. Stop reading the paper, and the “evening snooze” and WAKE UP!!!

whatever:
The cliche “pot calling the kettle black” should not be used in this situation……..
Unless you fully understand the painful history behind that cliche, you should avoid it…..and even if you do…still avoid the cliche……thanks

Obama is right. “Al Qaeda,” meaning the international organization that attacked us on 9/11, is not in Iraq. It is true that after we destroyed the Iraqi government and military and put nothing in its place, foreign terrorists were able to flood into the country. Many of them are associated with Al Qaeda. But it is not clear how much actual direction they get fron the leadership in Pakistan, and most of the insurgents that the U.S. keeps calling “Al Qaeda in Iraq” are actually Iraqi citizens.

Obama really wanted to say it–to please MoveOn.org and keep their big money rolling in–but he wisely caught himself in a nick of time.

McCain is wrong. There is no way Al Qaeda could take over in Iraq. They are to few and have very little support. The majority Shiites would openly fight them, and even most Sunnis dislike them as well. McCain doesn’t understand this, of course, because he doesn’t know the difference between the factions, repeatedly claiming that Al Qaeda is being trained in Iran!!

Shalom- well I looked it up and researched where the phrase originated and seems to be up to interpretation- the way I have always interpreted it was You are the pot calling the kettle black when …… you point to another person and accuse that person of doing something that you are guilty of doing yourself.
Now after taking your advice I realize that perhaps it has also been used as a deregatory comment towards African Americans even though I myself have never heard it used in that scenario. I apologize for any offense that you may have taken as there was absolutely no intent on my part to bring race into this matter whatsoever.

Obama’s Mind is writing checks his IQ can’t cover.
He likes to pretend a lot. Pretends he knows all.
He is a Jr. Senator, He does not know all.
He acts like he is running for class president. Or a popularity contest.
He does not care who he uses, who he hurts, He will even destory the people on the same side, Just to get what he wants.
He is driven to accomplish something his father never could. To prove something to himself.
He has Zero respect for the position he seeks.
He uses Obama followers and Obama youth to do his dirty work.
He does not have a hands on campaign.
He operates with a Blame and Shame campaign.
He lacks Credibility, he lacks Character, He lacks Honesty. He lacks respect for the Position he desires.
He loves when eyes and the media are turned toward, Hillary, McCain, Bush, Rev wright, Rezko. It means they are not on him. Since he has nothing substantial to offer.
Obama is a great speaker, He is a motivational, Charismatic speaker he can move people. That is only Quality.
Everyone should hire him to give speeches. They should not Hire him to be President of this Great Nation. It takes far more than a speech.

J: You’re right! The only gaffe Hilary ever made about Iraq is her vote to invade Iraq! How right you are! For real? LOL

Back off Gramps – if you bring attention to this near “gaffe” on Obama’s part – your 6 or so “misstatements” will be brought front and center.

If McCain is having “senior” moments what are Obamas’s gaffes? “idiot” moments?

Bottom Line:
OBAMA is not qualified to be a senator.

J: For the most part, the U.S. has gone about war inteligently and with a level-headed strategy. This wisdom is evident during the Cold War. However, we no longer seek a wise approach to war. We are losing the war on terrorism precisely because of the hot-headed approach which took hold of this country in the aftermath of 9/11.
I fully support Obama because of his views on the war, despite the fact that I wanted blood after 9/11 too. I was in the military when those planes struck the homeland. And, I also voted for Bush in the last elections. After everything I have learned since then, I vowed never to make a bad vote again. I am taking my chances on Obama this time around.

True Truth – Lets not forget many of Obama’s 2300 donors were found to be babies in diapers and children. Obama returned what was discovered by the media but as the FEC stated, there is no requirement to prove the age of donors and therefore no way to be certain just how many other donations are illegal. Richardson was also caught with these types of donors.

1) You singled Clinton out as not having made a gaffe rergarding Iraq, not me.
2) Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11
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No kidding 9/11 didn’t have anything to do with Iraq you dolt. I didn’t say it did. But people wanted revenge on whomever and Bush came up with this war to finish what Daddy started and people were all for it until it went horribly wrong.
Who else was I going to bring up there isn’t anybody else running. You got the bobsie twins making blunders on Iraq more than once. How can you trust those 2 to run this country?

I vowed never to make a bad vote again. I am taking my chances on Obama this time around.
Posted by: Susan—–
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I hate to tell you this but you are making a third mistake, but that’s up to you.

Why is Obama still in the race? he does not know how to handle the issues. If is not a prepared speech, he does not know what to say. Obama is unelectable, he is damaging the Democrat Party.

The point is Obama can not think
an original thought and thus
based on his terrorist/racist upbringing/friends
will tend to resort to that.

well if thats not calling the obama black!

These posts are such a bummer… has anyone really considered the big picture? That all of this arguing and tearing down of the Dems does no one any good. That there will be a nominee and that by the time it happens so many people will be fed up with vile garbage that it won’t matter anymore. People will stay home or just not care and things will go back to the way they were before Dems were excited about this process again. Then once again we will have a tiny percentage of people making the decisions for us and keep taking it like good little boys and girls.It’s really sad folks and all I can do is hope that people see the truth behind what could happen in the next four years if this character defilement continues from the Dems.

I can hear an editor thinking “Dang, we almost got him! We almost caught O…”

Obama gaffs are caught by Obama, McCains have to be pointed out to him by others. Which is better? The guy who starts to misspeak and corrects himself or the old fool that needs help to keep his foot out of his mouth.

Susan – I did not mean “you” per se. Half of the country voted for him.
Bush’s records, even though more to consider than Obama’s, were nevertheless not sufficient to let people have a good judgment. He fooled the country on the promise of compassionate conservative, on being a good buddy to make you feel good. Isn’t it the same that can be said to Obama, now? Only Obama has even less records to show what he MIGHT do in the future. You want to take another chance?
He might turn out to be a good president in the future. But, then, show us what he really stands when important decisions are called up on him, when he has the responsibility to make that decision.
His war protest speech was made when he had no responsibility for what he said.

lazy to think: I agree that both (Bush and Obama) had/has slim records, even though you could argue Obama has a lengthier public service record than Clinton. Anyhow, the difference is I started doing my homework on the candidates, and Obama in particular, more than a year ago, before the media blitz even started. I am convinced he is what this country needs now. Yes, I will take my chances on him. I think everybody takes a chance when they vote for somebody.

whatever – playing nice in the dem primary has historically resulted in unprepared and unvetted nominees who usually lose to Republicans in the GE. We got lucky with Bill Clinton and we did not get lucky with Carter. The rest since LBJ have pretty much been Republican Presidents. This time, Senator Clinton has it correct… we need a strong competitive race that vets the candidates and prepares them for the GE. When voters fail to vet candidates, the RNC detroys them.
Americans are a competitive people… we know what gamesmanship is… and we know how to celebrate together when the contest is done. The unfortunate part of this historic race is that it is not a game… we cant afford to simply have the candidate who can give great speeches, is the most charismatic, who has the most money to run smear campaigns, or is all hat and no cattle. We need a competent, experienced, proven, accomplished humanitarian leader who can get the job done to restore our standing in the world in every aspect. Our choices may not be perfect… but we do have at least one choice that can meet our needs. We need to elect the best leader based on credentials and record overall not the player who simply says he is the best. Benjamin Franklin said it best “Well-done is better than well-said.”

mixed-american- While I respect your opinion, here is my take on it-Then let’s have a primary based on credentials and records. You cannot tell me that any of this gossip/rumor garbage and the racist/sexist behavior exhibited on these kinds of posts has any good reason for existing. Just because something “has always been done” does not make it right.It’s a poor excuse at best for letting this kind of behavior continue..and I am allowed to be disgusted with it.

Obama is no better than any other candidates…
He is just a typical Chicago politican with black look and nothing else……
If people said his speech inspired them, it means those people have not been in Church or inspired by their belief/religions so long….
As Christian, his speech or lecture has no comparison to the true inspiration and touch by Jesus Christ itself, where the truth is…
However, America is democracy. People can pick whoever he/she likes. But people need to make your own sense and be responsible…

Susan – Did you find out he has been friendly and had dealings with Rezko for 15 years, way before his housing benefit after elected to the senate? Do you think someone you barely know (as Obama claimed of Rezko) would spend more than $600K so that you can buy a house? If you knew someone like that, please do let all of us know!
Did you find out, after your year long search, what he had been mentored and taught in his own church by this person who is full of hatred? In fact, for all we know, Obama was so inspired, if he only chooses to listen what benefits himself, that he entitled his book by one of his mentor’s speeches? Do you think this is the only speech that Obama knew and inspired by, but he had absolutely no idea about the rest of the hatred that Wright preaches for 20 years?

Obama also made a huge gaffe in the hearings when he mixed up iran and iraq.
Obama said the iraqis were fighting the special groups.
It is the iranians who are training the special groups. Maliki was just fighting them. This huge gaffe was ignored in the hearings.
It shows the double standard.
McCain has been sinking like a rock in the polls because the media obsessing over his slip of the tounge while obama got a total pass on the gaffe at the hearing.
How about Obama saying the leader of canada is the president of canada.

Obama is not mature enough to be a leader of the US! Especially with his remark about a vibrating cell phone!! Maybe Obama and Chris Matthews should get together.

HAHAHAHHAHAA…at least he caught it and realized it before he had to be have the correct answer whispered in his ear. Nice try McSame.

rs: Where are you getting your information from?

As a true Chritian, if Obama said he was inspired by his pastor, it would be WRONG under Bible…
The spiritual inspiration is from God – Jesus Christ itself not a Human being..
If Obama doesn’t undertand it, he is not a true Christian.. He is just a religion follower…

Susan – I dont see any relevance to the concept of the quote I posted but ok thanks.
whatever – Unfortunately, as humans we tend to judge people by the company they keep and rightfully so. The larger question is the level of influence said company has on those we judge. In Clinton’s case, she did her job as a First Lady and as a wife as she saw fit even if I dont agree with her decision to remain married to a habitual cheater. She found time throughout the years to do a lot of humanitarian work and donated funds to charity that she made from her books. I think she has been unfairly associated with Bill’s character flaws and the $40M in tax dollars spent by the RNC machine to try to take her down revealed nothing of consequence against her. She worked hard to establish her own identity and record of accomplishments in addition to all that she has been through. There is no question she has been held to a different standard and that continues today. One of the most effective tools presented on the Internet for this election was the ability to select a candidate based on the issues and statements they have made without knowing who they are. Many of the dems were very close on the issues. None of the dems come close to her credentials and record of accomplishments.

Susan – rs’s information on voting record is from the voting records… a good place to compare is at votesmart org website if you dont have the time to filter through the Senate records.
whatever – I will not support Obama without Clinton in the mix and some major changes. Until November, I will continue to support Clinton. At that time, I will consider McCain if I have to – a lot will depend on his running mate.
Why on earth would I consider voting Republican for the first time in my life? Because McCain is a moderate who as another poster stated will be kept in check by the Democratic Congress. McCain has a record of experience working across party lines in Congress and a record of going against his party. McCain has a greater presence and qualification to be CIC than Obama and there is no question about his patriotism and integrity. In other words, I do not totally disagree with McCains positions on the issues and do not question his character. Here is how I rank the candidates:
Clinton – totally agree with and totally respect
McCain – only partially agree with and mildly respect
Obama – hard to agree with and hard to respect

I agree with you totally, Mixed-American!

lazy to think: last I heard, Obama sat down with the Chicago Tribune and laid out, in detail, his relationship to Reszko. Is that not enough?
Also, since we’re talking about his ability to judge, what say you about a letter Obama sent about a year ago to the Federal Reserve Chairman essentially predicting the massive foreclosures we now see? Does this not say a lot about his judgment? When the U.S. was heated post-9/11, Obama was an elected official in Illinois and had the courage to see the error of a decision to go to war; he spoke out about it. Is this not good judgement? When he decided not to throw a patriot (i.e., Wright) under the bus who brought him to faith, is this not good judgement?

Aston: Please provide me that list and make sure to cite sources. Thanks.

Susan – If you would like, you can verify that Obama was AFTER Clinton’s remarks in March, 2007, on the foreclosures. Does that sounds familiar – me too, I agree, …?
Original ideas are lacking in Obama.
I do not consider his anti-war speech as evidence of good judgment at all. First, it was an anti-war speech against the other party. A lot of people were against that war, for ideology, or for whatever reasons. Second, if he was truly making a policy decision that has responsibilities, it calls for question of his judgment on the basis of incomplete intelligence. As a state senator, he had no access of CIA briefings, nor any true (or lack of) intelligence. On what ground can he make a truly informed judgment at that time, in his position as a state senator, on such an important question of war and death? Is he God, knowing we and the rest of the country did not know? Finally, now, Obama is misleading the voters by telling them he had the right judgment, because it is simply not true. Given that he was against the war, it was, nevertheless, not based on informed rational – certainly not a qualified policy decision in his position at that time.

Jay says:
He has done more dividing in this election than any candidate I have see in the last 30 years!
YUP!

Al Qaeda in Iraq??? Please , Iraq is in the middle of a Civil war! Only in America do we believe that we are fighting terrorism in Iraq! Wake up people, read international news! Osama Bin Laden is Dead! He was killed 4 years ago in the mountains of afganistan!
Bhutto already told us that! Why do you think she was killed?
Obama knows the truth, so does McCain, but they have to lie to our faces in order to keep the lie going.

What is Obama’s position on illegal immigration — social security benefits, free health care, etc?

HILLARY SUPPORTER
The deck has been stacked. Your candidate will loose.
Time to prepare a write-in campaign so that you can express your opinion in a meaningful way. It’s that or fall to the level of supporting Obama or making a choice between McCain and Nader.
Which will it be ???

I am so tired of hearing Obama go on and on about the mistake of going to Iraq and the fact that AQ wasn’t there when the war started. While that may be true, it does not have anything to do with the situation as it is now. The next president is going to have to figure out the best, least costly and most responsible way of getting out of Iraq now that it has an unstable government, is open territory for Iran, Al Quaeda and everyone else who wants a piece of it and all the rest that goes with the mess we created.

maybe
You do exist in a world of emotion and assertions. Don’t you. Not a fact in your diatribe — just opinionated diatribe!

maybe
Your opinionated self is showing. I see you don’t like facts.

maybe
Yet your words are based solely on your beliefs and completely without fact.

Everybody makes a slip of the tongue every now and then. Only fools think it’s all that important.

bd – Good for you and your passion. I respect that. Some people will be against war, no matter what. Did you really know when you protested that there was really no WMDin Iraq, even you paid attention? Did Obama know at that time for certain?
The outcome after the fact is not a justification for the action that you took based on gambling, or your ideological belief. If you do so, some times you can get it right, as you and Obama do in this case. Some other times you will get it wrong, as the Bush administration. There is really no difference as far as the next event is concerned, because there is always that 50% chance.
If you say you are willing to take that chance, vote for him. He might turn out to be better than Bush. Hey, you never know, he might be a great President, or I might win NY lotto.

Sorry to in form u but OBAMA IS THE ONLY CHOICE!!!!!
Hillary is Done!
McCain in an extension of Bush and the Iraq war. And that’s DONE!
Whether you want to or not, do the right thing. Say no to war and vote for OBAMA!

Wow,
Is he really that stupid?

For America to lead in the 21st Century, it must kick out racism from its agenda. Hilary and McCain have not proven to us that they are not racist. America is a diverse society with many different races and unity in diversity can generate enormous strength. Obama has clearly demonstrated that he is not racist and he will unite the country’s races under a common agenda. WE STAND FOR OBAMA

amen, Observer!

Obama has been ruthless in either making fun of or criticising McCain for every Sunni/Shia mistake…I guess he didn’t realize that McCain could reverse it on him….I am sure that Obama is shocked that the press would actually print any of his gaffes….they didn’t mention it when he questioned Potraeus and got Iraq and Iran confused.

Listen Friends, Everyone is doing what they feel they have to do in a falling country, the battle is on! No one wants to perish, which put everyone seeking one goal, “SAVE AMERICA” and all the back and forth talk about the Middle East Leaders, They are all family OK!
in different organizations. Like America
If we don’t As Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
and Today’s Barack Obama, Stating!
“There is no white America, Black America, Latino America etc. We are the
United States of America” And Dr King jr. “We’re One Nation Under God.”
If we don’t bind ourselves together tight, America will become, God Forbid
All thoes Middle East Organizations, in the US. And and once stirred up, Americans, will be fighting each other and “who is each other? Our own relatives north south east and west of
America! Arent we everwhere? So now you see, The war is about The family who has
the most treasure! OIL, “Bush We need it
And we got War! The middle Eastern Countries do not uphold the US principals, look at our naked daughters
flanting their backsides, of all ages!
What’s That? Listen to America’s evey
other curse word! Representing who? They
don’t want their woman to pattern themselves like Mrs Senator Clinton, being like a man! Everyone knows the
preachment for America end time.which is
doomed for punishment, happening daily! Will not stop until the price is paid!
This “Present Day System” is in Decline
“The land Of Good and plenty waste!”
If Someone Crying out for hope and change! Get behind him, If God promised
to save Sodom And Gamorrah, If there were 50 righteous people found in the
wicked twin cities, he would save the city! there wasn’t 10, not 1, except for
the righteous messenger sent to save the
city! Obama Brings God into Politics and
he’s a praying man! Now who do you want?
The storms, fires, killings daily! He see something that many don’t see! and
he has no control over it, because he’s
been chosen to help turn the wrath! and
I’m not saying He can do it! But he sure
is gonna try! I am an American born living in the Middle East, over 30 years
The People here are so tired,and wants
peace, it not the grassroot families that’s keeping things going! its the
leaders that they have no control of! there are good people and many inocent
among them. Men Women And Children, We
have some stories to tell! one last thing! Sodom And Gamorrah, when people drive by thoes desolate cities today,
Everyone,Fly By! no one even stop to see
the ruins, there’s a dark ugly spirit that’s felt when passing by, and you really don’t want to look that way! Because Its a very Dark Black Burnt area
I wish you all the Best and I’m for Obama, Like a lot of others Middle Eastern people are, and Leaders. They
can’t vote, but they do pray and send their support over the internet, take a
look at http://www.obama.com PEACE! Cavah

I got news for you Al Qaeda was not in Iraq until we invaded it and they will not exist after we leave.
Iran is the one to watch out for and we should have known this would happen if we invaded.
Senator Obama has my vote.