I made a "Thank You Obama" sign today and took it to Clinton Iowa. I just knew Obama was going to take a irrefutable Leadership roll on the Iraq War. I knew he was going to say "Members of Congress, my colleagues, I implore you to vote "NO" on funding for Iraq without an enforceable, concrete time line for withdrawal." He didn't... instead he said he wanted to start withdrawal today but didn't say how that was going to happen. The people know how it is going to happen-- cut the funds!
Obama did say he would continue to talk to his colleagues in the Congress about withdrawal from Iraq. What he did not say, which I wanted to hear, was
"I will tell my colleagues to STAND UP to Republican and Democratic leadership and tell them they are WRONG if they try to approve war funding that does not include a concrete time table for withdrawal."
Once again, he didn't.
I will still display my "THANK YOU OBAMA" sign at the town hall meeting in Davenport, for his strong comments against Attacking Iran. Obama said, President Bush does not have approval or authorization to Attack IRAN!
I believe Obama wants to take a leadership role on ending this War in Iraq... Now I want to hear him say it, loud and clear!