Thursday, April 10, 2008

BARACK OBAMA

Obama: 'Al-Qaeda is not in Ir-... is... the key al-Qaeda leadership is not in Iraq!'

I was sent this YouTube video, with the message "Obama NEARLY says Al Qaeda not in Iraq." I was ready to yawn, as I presumed he appeared to say Iraq when he meant Iran. Candidates misspeak all the time, and if each side is going to jump over each time somebody says one word instead of another, this already-long campaign will get really unbearable.

But the clip is better than I expected, as Obama is fired up, and appears to be heading towards his usual lambasting of the administration for fighting in Iraq instead of Afghanistan... and then gets most of the way through the word before realizing it and pulling back.

"But our single biggest strategic challenge is al-Qaeda! That's what Ambassador Crocker said, that's the administration's position. Al-Qaeda is not in Ir-... is... the, the key al-Qaeda leadership is not based in Iraq!"

Well, no, but we're after more than just the key leadership, Senator. Mohammed Atta probably wouldn't make the cut for key leadership, but if we could have nailed him in Hamburg, we should have.

04/10 04:29 PM Share