Earlier this year, Vice President Joe Biden startled the civilized world with his assessment of “great achievements” by the Obama administration.
In a classic demonstration of the dumbing down of U.S. politics, America’s government-funded clown said the following, in part:
I am very optimistic about -- about Iraq. I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration. You're going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer. You're going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government.
I spent -- I've been there 17 times now. I go about every two months -- three months. I know every one of the major players in all the segments of that society. It's impressed me. I've been impressed how they have been deciding to use the political process rather than guns to settle their differences.
The most startling thing about the Veep’s comments is that he and his boss actually tried to take credit for a policy they bitterly opposed and would have killed had they been able to.
The second most startling thing is the current state of affairs in Iraq, which bears scant resemblance to any “great achievement,” however defined.
As widely reported in the media, in part:
The United States is open to the idea of keeping troops in Iraq past a deadline to leave next year if Iraq asks for it, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.
"We'll stand by," Gates said. "We're ready to have that discussion if and when they want to raise it with us."
A spike in violence in Iraq over the past two weeks has underscored the continued potency of al-Qaida and other Sunni extremists.
Hmmm.
Do you suppose Biden considers extension of US troops in Iraq an integral part of that“great achievement” of which he is so proud?
And how would those on the far-left, including anti-war zealots, assess the situation?
The fact is that Obama’s handling of Iraq is a “great achievement” only when compared to ObamaCare, the trillion dollar stimulus failure, unemployment, and other dismal failures by the Obama wrecking crew!
