VFF ad: I am the surge

Vets for Freedom asked me to put this new ad up for them;

The Vets For freedom are asking Senator Barack Obama to simply admit that the surge worked. According to VFF, as recently as last month, Barack hasn’t been able to form the words;

“So far, I think we have not seen the kind of political reconciliation that’s going to bring about longterm stability in Iraq.” Obama speaks during a news conference at the citadel in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday, 7/22/08

“But the same factors that led me to oppose the surge still hold true. The strain on our military has grown, the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated and we’ve spent nearly $200 billion more in Iraq than we had budgeted. Iraq’s leaders have failed to invest tens of billions of dollars in oil revenues in rebuilding their own country, and they have not reached the political accommodation that was the stated purpose of the surge.” Barack Obama, Op-Ed, “My Plan For Iraq,” The New York Times, 7/14/08

It’s like Fonzie trying to admit he was wr…wr….wr…wrooonnnngggg. Basically, VFF is simply asking Obama to support Senate Resolution 636 “ Recognizing the strategic success of the troop surge in Iraq and expressing gratitude to the members of the United States Armed Forces who made that success possible.“

Should that be so hard? Well, when it means throwing the shrieking harpies of Code Pink under that proverbial bus, you can bet he won’t until it becomes politically expedient…your phones calls, letters and faxes will make it politically expedient.

Obama’s contact information;

Washington, D.C. Office:

713 Hart Senate Office Building,
District of Columbia 20510-1305
Phone: (202) 224-2854
Fax: (202) 228-4260

Category: Barack Obama/Joe Biden, Code Pink, Politics