Comments on: Meet The Latest Soon-To-Be-Disproved Prediction http://washingtonindependent.com/635/meet-the-latest-soon-to-be-disproved-prediction National News in Context Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:59:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ronindc http://washingtonindependent.com/635/meet-the-latest-soon-to-be-disproved-prediction/comment-page-1#comment-4518 ronindc Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:02:31 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=635#comment-4518 <i>Does Barack Obama make Dubik his Petraeus -- trotting him out to say "The general said we can turn it over to the Iraqis in a year; I say we trust the general"?</i><br><br>Exactly. Many fellow dirty hippies have passed off the recent related Obama statement as old news or obvious. But the leading emphasis on relying on general feedback rather than on the withdrawal itself is ominous. As your allusion describes, just because it's Obama making the argument rather than Bush won't necessarily make the outcome different. Sometimes you just have to read the argument on its face. Does Barack Obama make Dubik his Petraeus — trotting him out to say “The general said we can turn it over to the Iraqis in a year; I say we trust the general”?

Exactly. Many fellow dirty hippies have passed off the recent related Obama statement as old news or obvious. But the leading emphasis on relying on general feedback rather than on the withdrawal itself is ominous. As your allusion describes, just because it's Obama making the argument rather than Bush won't necessarily make the outcome different. Sometimes you just have to read the argument on its face.

]]> By: ronindc http://washingtonindependent.com/635/meet-the-latest-soon-to-be-disproved-prediction/comment-page-1#comment-633 ronindc Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 +0000 http://www.washingtonindependent.com.php5-9.websitetestlink.com/?p=635#comment-633 <i>Does Barack Obama make Dubik his Petraeus -- trotting him out to say "The general said we can turn it over to the Iraqis in a year; I say we trust the general"?</i> Exactly. Many fellow dirty hippies have passed off the recent related Obama statement as old news or obvious. But the leading emphasis on relying on general feedback rather than on the withdrawal itself is ominous. As your allusion describes, just because it's Obama making the argument rather than Bush won't necessarily make the outcome different. Sometimes you just have to read the argument on its face. Does Barack Obama make Dubik his Petraeus — trotting him out to say “The general said we can turn it over to the Iraqis in a year; I say we trust the general”?

Exactly. Many fellow dirty hippies have passed off the recent related Obama statement as old news or obvious. But the leading emphasis on relying on general feedback rather than on the withdrawal itself is ominous. As your allusion describes, just because it’s Obama making the argument rather than Bush won’t necessarily make the outcome different. Sometimes you just have to read the argument on its face.

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