Sen. Obama: Iraq is a dumb war
By Eric Fodor
Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
JUNCTION - Sen. Barack Obama combined sharp criticism of the Bush administration and Congress with thoughts about his own priorities at a town hall-type appearance at Gallatin County schools Monday....
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Sometimes war is a necessary option, he said. But Iraq is, "A dumb war. We haven't thought it through," Obama said.
Enemies in Iran and North Korea, along with terrorist groups bent on doing the United States harm, are getting stronger while the U.S. is bogged down in Iraq, he said.
He was particularly critical of using civilian contractors in Iraq who make significantly more money than front-line soldiers. The practice of using private contractors is depleting our armed forces of noncommissioned officers -- more and more noncommissioned officers are seeing the opportunity to make money by doing essentially the same job for a private contractor, Obama said.
"Unfortunately, the administration believes in private contracts for everything, especially Halliburton," Obama said....
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