Charles Krauthammer on Obama's Iraq Speech: "It Was Both Flat and Odd"

Pence Discusses President's Iraq Speech on FoxNews' Hannity
Washington, DC - U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, appeared on FoxNews’ Hannity to respond to President Obama’s Speech on Iraq. The following are excerpts:   On the Surge   Congressman Pence: Two things, Sean. Number one, he didn't give credit where credit is due to his predecessor, who against withering domestic criticism refused to accept defeat in Iraq. And secondly, he used the word “victory” at the tail end of the...

Obama's Small and Insulting Speech
At best the Speech was petty; at worst it was myopic. The only acknowledgement of George W. Bush came when Obama said that the former president loved the Troops and his country. That was it. How magnanimous — from someone who was spectacularly wrong about the Surge, who proclaimed it would be a disaster, who sat silently when a senator whom he later selected as his Secretary of State called General Petraeus (the architect of the Surge) a liar, and who selected a Vice President whose...

Charles Krauthammer on Obama's Iraq Speech: "It Was Both Flat and Odd"
Charles Krauthammer commented tonight on Barack Obama’s Iraq Speech: “It Was Both Flat and Odd.” Related… My Iranian friend Winston reflects on the new dawn in Iraq.

Krauthammer: Obama Shows No "Vision" Of America's Role In World
"I thought the Speech was both flat and odd," Charles Krauthammer said about President Obama's address on Iraq. "The economic stuff [in the Speech], I think, really shows that his heart is not in these missions abroad, but is in changing America at home," Krauthammer said. Posted August 31, 2010

Hoekstra says if President Obama was calling him out at Holland speech, 'then it was unpresidential'
Shandra Martinez | The Grand Rapids Press <script type="text/javascript" src="https://TriBeCa.vidavee.com/advance/trh/embedAsset.js?width=300.0&height=200.0&wmode=transparent&skin=v3AdvInt.swf&dockey=60D8FAB7B5DE674F6F0F40179C50B7FC&"></script> <a href=https://topics.mlive.com/tag/Obama%20in%20Holland/index.html>Complete coverage of Obama's visit</a> 0

Speech Defect: Emissions of Evil From the Oval Office
I will say again what I have said here many, many times before: What quadrant of hell is hot enough for such men? Words might fail me, but wise man William Blum has a few that put the "end of combat operations in Iraq" in their proper perspective. Let's give him the last word here [the ellipses are in the original text]: No American should be allowed to forget that the nation of Iraq, the society of Iraq, have been destroyed, ruined, a failed State. The Americans, beginning 1991, bombed...

US Declares Iraq War 'Over,' But Fighting Continues
US officials are continuing to jump on board the proclamation that the Iraq War has ended, with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates going from yesterday’s comments to a firm declaration today that we’re “not” at War in Iraq any longer . The whole administration seems to have settled on this narrative, but the real bump in the road remains how simply untrue it remains. The War is not over and for the 50,000 Troops, despite official claims that they will “do an...

Gaffney on Obama's Iraq Speech: Creating A Vacuum of Power
Today on Frank Gaffney’s Secure Freedom Radio : Frank unravels Obama’s Speech announcing the end of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He begins with what Obama got right. In the end, it is the geo-strategic conditions created by the President which are most ominous for our allies in Iraq. The president’s Speech was long on calling the Iraqis to, “step up to the plate” to do what they need to do to determine their own destiny. It failed to acknowledge that that is made...

Obama Iraq Speech Becomes State of the Union II
Youve seen my take on the good things about Obamas Speech , now lets review the not-so-nice parts. The biggest thing to me was how it became the State of the Union #2. He suddenly starts talking about his economic agenda and how America will endure its domestic struggles. He talks about how hes fulfilling his pledge as a Candidate while making no mention of how the Surge enabled him to responsibly fulfill that pledge. He may also have made that comment because he needs to remind...

Charles Krauthammer: Champion of The People
Hey folks, sorry I haven't been posting much lately. I've been busy writing over at AlterNet about some Libertarians' fascination with escaping society by uploading their brains into robot bodies and then blasting into space. Please consider giving it a read if you will because I think you'll find it amusing. Anyway, on to today's business at hand. Charles Krauthammer last week posted a gloating column explaining to Liberals why we're about to get our asses kicked this November. ...

Chuck on The Speech
Fleischmann responds to the Oval Office Address: “I want to say thank you to all of the men and women who have served our country honorably and bravely during ‘Operation Iraqi Freedom’; you have brought our country victory, brought security and stability to the Iraqi people, and made the United States of America a safer place,” Fleischmann said. “I was disappointed in President Obama’s Speech and his unwillingness to say that we had won the war, as well as his...

WH Switches Gears From Iraq to the Economy
President Barack Obama says now that the war in Iraq is winding down, Americans must take on the problems of Unemployment and a sagging economy in the U.S. "Thousands of Americans gave their lives," Obama said in his Speech from the Oval Office Tuesday night. "Tens of thousands have been wounded. America's relations abroad were strained. The country's unity was tested," he said. Dr. Charles Dunn, dean of Regent University's School of Government, provided an analysis of the president's Speech...

Iraqis’ Reactions to President Obama’s Speech
Teacher “I have not heard the Speech. Its an American matter between President Obama and the people of the United States. We do not care if they withdraw or not. The important thing is that security is improved and we can live an ordinary life.” Karim Hussein, 46 “It would have been better for Obama to talk about the U.S. victory in Iraq, as they achieved everything they planned — from the change of regime to turning Iraq into a weak country, putting Saddam on...

Maureen Dowd phones in world's worst Obama speech reaction column
Award-winning New York Times Op-Ed columnist Maureen Dowd wrote a political column about Barack Obama's Speech last night! Of course the column had to be finished in time for this morning's paper, so it was obviously written in 10 minutes or so yesterday afternoon, before the Speech was actually delivered. There is a joke about Al Gore and "earth tones" in the very first sentence of this column on Barack Obama's Speech about the Iraq War. An earth tones joke. In the year 2010. The "earth...

Obama Labor Day Speech At AFL-CIO Picnic: FULL VIDEO, TEXT
President Obama addressed the AFL-CIO picnic today. Below is the full text of his Speech as prepared for delivery. Scroll down for video clips and to the bottom for the full Speech. To read more analysis of the Speech, click here . Hello Cincinnati. Hello Ohio. I can't think of a better place to be on Labor Day than at America's biggest Labor Day picnic-with the workers and families of the Cincinnati AFL-CIO. First, give a big round of applause to Charlie. Charlie reminds us that in...

Nelson On Obama's Big Speech
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Iraqis' Reactions to President Obama's Speech (from the people who brought you this war)
Source: NY Times Raed Mohammed Bashir, 35 I heard the Speech. It was a Speech for domestic consumption in the U.S. It is good for the upcoming American election. For Iraqis, it meant nothing. We are suffering in bad conditions, with loss of security, Corruption and no government. The Americans lost nothing, whether they completed their mission or not. What more will happen to Iraq? They destroyed Iraq and surrendered it. We cannot even form a government so how come they are leaving Iraq?...

Maureen Dowd phones in world's worst Obama speech reaction column
Award-winning New York Times Op-Ed columnist Maureen Dowd wrote a political column about Barack Obama's Speech last night! Of course the column had to be finished in time for this morning's paper, so it was obviously written in 10 minutes or so yesterday afternoon, before the Speech was actually delivered. There is a joke about Al Gore and "earth tones" in the very first sentence of this column on Barack Obama's Speech about the Iraq War. An earth tones joke. In the year 2010. The "earth...

"Operation Obama"" The Strategy That Ensured Victory in Iraq
Racebusters spends a lot of time monitoring the Twitter timeline and pointing out the obvious Racism that exists in any opposition to President Obama, his policies, or his supporters. Trust me, no matter what you say about any of these groups, even if its not about these groups, like a good liberal, Ill find the Racism in it! The Race Card: Dont Leave HomeWithout It! _________ President Barack Obama has performed another miracle. After years of failed strategies by his Racist...

Obama Declares an End to Combat Mission in Iraq
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So how was the presidents speech-who cares-it's the policies that went wrong
. Weve heard that years before by our ex-president George Bush. He was completely wrong. While Obama may end up eating his words, he probably is closer to the truth, if he decides to let the Iraqis take care of their own problems. Thats a big if, but more likely to happen than it was with Bush. This was a complete mistake from the beginning. No Weapons of Mass Destruction were found and Bush planned all along to build a new Americanized Iraq that he hoped would encourage other countries in...

Political Analysis Of Obama's Speech On Iraq
For more on the president's Speech, Robert Siegel talks to political commentator E.J. Dionne, of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution; and Michelle Bernard, CEO of the conservative Independent Women's Forum. Copyright © 2010 National Public Radio®. For personal, noncommercial use only. See Terms of Use. For other uses, prior permission required. Robert Siegel, host: And for more on the president's Speech, I'm joined now by phone by our regular political commentator, E.J....

Obama's Iraq speech: a salute, not a victory lap
Adam Serwer of the American Prospect is guest blogging on The Plum Line this week. The message the White House wants you to take away from President Obama's Iraq Speech last night is that the president is respectful and grateful for the Troops' sacrifice. In hindsight, it was probably a mistake to view this Speech through an ideological prism -- while the president made sure to remind everyone that he kept his campaign promise to end the War, most of the Speech was focused on honoring those...

Republican Reaction to Obama's Iraq Speech: Mostly Negative
One particular sticking point for many Republicans was the president's failure to tip his cap to the apparent success in Iraq of the Counterinsurgency "surge" strategy -- authored by Gen. David Petraeus and implemented by President George W. Bush over the objections of many Democrats, including then-Senators and Presidential Candidates Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Sen. John McCain, who ran against Obama in the 2008 General Election and an early proponent of a Troop Surge in Iraq, said on Fox...

The Four Good Things About Obama's Iraq Speech
Im not going to stomp on every sentence in President Obamas Speech about Iraq. There were actually four good things about the Speech that we can appreciate. The first is how this withdrawal is occurring. I put withdrawal in quotation marks for a reason: Namely that it isnt really a withdrawal. And the combat forces are now advisorsadvisors that will be performing the same functions as they have as combat forces since 2008 after the Surge...