Obama Floundering on War

When a Democratic presidential candidate's position on war is so obtuse that it cannot even garner the support of the Brookings Institution, you know that said candidate is having difficulty figuring out the nuts and bolts of the issue and simply floundering.

Michael E. O'Hanlon, a Democratic defense analyst at the Brookings Institution who has been an outspoken supporter of the war in Iraq, said he could not believe that Obama would put such a definitive timeline into print before a trip to Iraq, where he is to consult with Iraqi leaders and U.S. commanders.

"To say you're going to get out on a certain schedule -- regardless of what the Iraqis do, regardless of what our enemies do, regardless of what is happening on the ground -- is the height of absurdity," said O'Hanlon, who described himself as "livid." "I'm not going to go to the next level of invective and say he shouldn't be president. I'll leave that to someone else."

Using beautiful words that belie his inexperience and naiveté seems to be Obama's specialty.

h/t AJ Strata