CNAS the Democratic PNAC
Is CNAS the Democratic PNAC?
Submitted by Bob Fertik on July 14, 2008 - 10:16am.
A week ago, Obama got into big trouble when he said he would "refine" his 16-month Iraq withdrawal policy based on "more information" from "commanders on the ground." Was that a sign he was going to pull a "FISA flip-flop" on Iraq? Obama insisted he wasn't, and in today's NY Times he reiterates his 16-month withdrawal plan.
Unlike Senator John McCain, I opposed the war in Iraq before it began, and would end it as president.
But there appears to be a powerful force pushing Obama to not end the Iraq war - the Center for a New American Security, or CNAS for short.
Today the Pentagon Post's Jackson Diehl exposed CNAS's nefarious work:
Still, there's a better way for Obama to solve his Iraq problem -- one that is honest about the state and stakes of the war but still sharply differentiates him from McCain. What's more, it's a solution dreamed up by Democrats who are among the candidate's advisers on defense. As outlined by Michelle Flournoy, Colin Kahl and Shawn Brimley of the Center for a New American Security, the strategy would focus on the biggest difference between the presidential candidates -- which is not about troop withdrawals but about the role the United States should play in Iraq five or 10 years from now.
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Submitted by Bob Fertik on July 14, 2008 - 10:16am.
A week ago, Obama got into big trouble when he said he would "refine" his 16-month Iraq withdrawal policy based on "more information" from "commanders on the ground." Was that a sign he was going to pull a "FISA flip-flop" on Iraq? Obama insisted he wasn't, and in today's NY Times he reiterates his 16-month withdrawal plan.
Unlike Senator John McCain, I opposed the war in Iraq before it began, and would end it as president.
But there appears to be a powerful force pushing Obama to not end the Iraq war - the Center for a New American Security, or CNAS for short.
Today the Pentagon Post's Jackson Diehl exposed CNAS's nefarious work:
Still, there's a better way for Obama to solve his Iraq problem -- one that is honest about the state and stakes of the war but still sharply differentiates him from McCain. What's more, it's a solution dreamed up by Democrats who are among the candidate's advisers on defense. As outlined by Michelle Flournoy, Colin Kahl and Shawn Brimley of the Center for a New American Security, the strategy would focus on the biggest difference between the presidential candidates -- which is not about troop withdrawals but about the role the United States should play in Iraq five or 10 years from now.
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