Obama in '04: "No difference between my position and Bush's..."

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Topic subject Obama in '04: "No difference between my position and Bush's..."
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4209883, Obama in '04: "No difference between my position and Bush's..."
Posted by ElsewheresDaughter on Sat Jan-26-08 10:11 AM

just wondering where this fairytale about Obama being a strident anti-war critic came from...

look at the facts:


1- YES, Obama did give a speech in 2002 opposing the war in Iraq... but it was a meaningless, superficial, token display of opposition as IT DID NOT HAVE A VOTE OR ANY LEGAL AUTHORITY BEHIND IT.

Obama NEVER voted AGAINST the war.


2- in 2003, Obama made a politically expedient move and took the speech off his website once the war began. yes, such vehement anti-war sentiment from the principled politician that is Obama!


3- in 2004, while campaigning for John Kerry, Obama said the following about the war:

"On Iraq, on paper... There's not that much difference between my position and George Bush's position at this stage."

(Source: Chicago Tribune/MediaMatters http://mediamatters.org/items/200801140002


4- Obama has voted FOR funding the war every single time it has come before the vote in the Senate. he has NEVER voted AGAINST war funding since entering the Senate in 2005

(Source: Boston Globe)



so where is this great "anti-war" hero people like to pretend exists?

Obama has voted no different than Hillary since entering the Senate.