This could turn out to be a pivotal speech for Obama. For the first time, to my knowledge, he's saying we need troops out of Iraq and into Afghanistan and Pakistan, where true terrorists are given safe haven...that's tough talk.
Obama's Hard Power/Soft Power Home Run
Barack Obama gave a stellar speech today at the Wilson Center in Washington, one that laid out his alternate view of a war against terrorists. The most noteworthy elements of this speech have been splashed across the media already today, because Obama calls for redeploying troops out of Iraq and back into Afghanistan to finally do what Bush wouldn't do at Tora Bora. And Obama is calling for attacks inside [...]
Over at AMERICAblog, A.J. Rossmiller was impressed:
Obama delivered a speech today on terrorism, demonstrating his clear understanding of both the situation in Iraq and the real threats we continue to face abroad. Crucially, he addressed Iraq not as something we need to fix in order to fight terrorists but rather *a significant detriment to* our anti-terrorism goals and policies. Iraq has gone from being completely unrelated to global terrorism to a major factor in advancing its cause, and unlike the Bush administration, Obama recognizes the affirmative policies necessary. To wit: [...]
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