Poll shows peril for GOP candidates blasting Iraq withdrawal

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Jonathan Terbush



Almost immediately after President Obama announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year, his reelection rivals ripped into him for that decision.

However, a Gallup poll released this week shows the danger of attacking the Iraq drawdown, as it found that fully three-fourths of Americans support the president’s decision.

According to the poll, 75% of adults nationwide support bringing nearly all U.S. troops back from Iraq by 2012, verus 21% who oppose that move. Among independents, 77% said Obama made a good decision, while just 17% he did not.

In the wake of Obama’s withdrawal announcement, every GOP presidential candidate except Ron Paul condemned the decision. (Though Paul, who advocates an end to all foreign occupations, said the Iraq withdrawal was only a first step in the right direction.)

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[tblue]

1. Their George W. Bush negotiated that decision anyway.

But they hate anything Obama does. He should say he wants them to be president, and see if they wanna argue against that.

[Enthusiast]

2. President Obama should up the ante

by announcing a speedy withdraw from Afghanistan.