The Facts On The Ground
May 29th, 2008 -- Posted in American Politics | 4 Comments »Senator McCain recently called for Senator Obama to come to Iraq and view the actual situation with him on the ground. Of course Senator Obama cannot do that until he firmly has the Democratic Nomination in his hands but apparently there are plans in the “works” for him to visit Iraq at some point. I think there is no need to visit Iraq because we know a few undeniable facts:
- The American presence in Iraq has strengthened Al-Qaeda due to the increase of anti-American sentiment worldwide as well as in the Middle East.
- The situation in Iraq has not improved and no one has a strategy for how it could be improved on either side of the political divide.
- Beyond these two simple issues, the most pertinent fact is the number of American and civilian casualties. People whose lives were lost for no tangible reason.
The facts on the ground are this Senator McCain, most of your Republican colleagues as well as the majority of the Democrats realize we need to get out. That is all Senator Obama needs to know and hopefully when he becomes President, he will refocus American troops where they are needed most.
