During the primary campaign against Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama attempted to prove intentions to keep us safe by insisting that he, unlike the Bush administration, would send troops into Pakistan without Pakistani approval:
In a strikingly bold speech about terrorism Wednesday, Democratic presidential candidate Illinois Sen. Barack Obama called not only for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, but a redeployment of troops into Afghanistan and even Pakistan — with or without the permission of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf….
The speech, delivered at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., seems an attempt by Obama to ramp up his campaign to the next phase, where he hopes to seem not only a youthful idealist, but a president who would pursue a muscular foreign policy and protect the United States from terrorist attack.
This theme was continued during the general election, when Obama lit into John McCain, accusing McCain of being unwilling to go to the cave in which Osama was hiding, and insisted that the goals of killing bin Laden was paramount even if done without Pakistani consent.
Obama already has backtracked on killing Osama, and now has rescinded his willingness to send troops into Pakistan if necessary:
As he carries out a retooled strategy in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama says he will consult with Pakistan’s leaders before pursuing terrorist hideouts in that country.
Obama said U.S. ally Pakistan needs to be more accountable, but ruled out deploying U.S. troops there. “Our plan does not change the recognition of Pakistan as a sovereign government,” the president told CBS’ “Face the Nation” in an interview broadcast Sunday.
As noted at Hot Air, this reversal came just days after the administration had indicated a willingness to follow the campaign promise of unilateral action.
So once again, America, you’ve been punked.
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UPDATE: Add the No Tax Increase On People Making Under $250,000 to the dustbin as well.
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He is going to get people killed for political purposes alone.