This is an impossible situation. Yes Obama pandered to the netroots about the main issue which was losing the war, and yes we came within six months of a downward spiral to defeat so Obama thought it would be a safe bet.
The reality is I think the netroots have to come to terms with reality not Obama. Obama is a politician and a smart guy without strong principals. He will do whatever it takes to win the war now because it looks good for him if he is allowed to do so.
I think the netroots knows inside that no matter what Obama says he will let them down. They might as well accept the buyers remorse and let him flip already. If they don’t they may lose him the election.
Anyway I think this group of people and that includes moveon.org needs a little bit of a reality check. Yes Bush screwed up. Yes McCain, Hillary, and most dems and republicans thought the war was the right thing to do based on very faulty intelligence and the belligerance of the Bush admin.
But your anger doesn’t help us now. These groups cannot look like they want us to lose in Iraq because that can be portrayed by many as almost treachorous. Also it is meaningless since whomever is president will work this out with the Iraqi government.
Let Obama do what he has to do. We live in a tough world. Sometimes you have to bite the bullet. If Iraq is a success with democrat help they will be rewarded even if it is late in the game.
