The Empire Strikes Back
…and lands a direct hit on Andrew Sullivan’s computer screen, where the theme can be summed up as: What do you mean we are committed to seeing a “sovereign, stable, and self-reliant” Iraq?
“If the US really is committed to a stable, unified Iraq, then the withdrawal will not take place. Not now; not in 2011; not in Obama’s first term. The logic of empire is very, very strong.”
Or in other words, “Dude, where’s my utopia?” To which I can only respond: Dude, did you really believe Obama would risk Iraq turning into his very own Vietnam?
Iraq troop withdrawal was just another one of those super-sophisticated Obama campaign promises. You know, with the built-in self-destruct mechanism?
Yes, they’re that sophisticated. Unlike a rube…
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