Obama Retreats on Iraq Withdrawal
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on March 2nd, 2009 5:38 am by HL
Obama Retreats on Iraq Withdrawal
A sound, if cynical, policy for elections is to never vote for a candidate whose policies match your own. Since politicians often renege on their promises, you are better off voting for a candidate who says he’ll do the opposite of what you want — and trusting that he’s a liar. George H.W. Bush, after all, gave an emphatic promise not to raise taxes and then raised taxes. Bill Clinton vowed to crack down on China’s human rights abuses and didn’t. George W. Bush championed a humble foreign policy.
