B-Rock moonwalking on Iraq?

With W. signing another $162 billion to keep the war going, the 'Change' candidate might be backpedaling on more than just campaign finance according to critics.

From the Wall Street Journal:

Barack Obama defended his position on the Iraq War on Thursday after saying he may "refine" his position to withdraw combat troops within his first 16 months in office if military officials said such a timeline is unsafe...

According to the Obama campaign Website Sen. Obama would move one to two combat brigades a month home from Iraq and have "all [U.S.] combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months."

But lately he has left out the phrase "16 months" entirely...

What he calls 'refine' I call triangulation, which is not necessarily wrong or bad and in fact should be expected from a politician. As the campaign goes forward it will be interesting to see how or if Sen. Obama's supporters accept the melting of their candidate's sugar-coated shell. I expect the zealotry will only increase.

Most observers would have told you years ago that an immediate pull out from Iraq was not only unfeasible but potentially dangerous. Leaving Iraq requires a commander-in-chief who will be as prudent getting us out as clumsily as W. got the country in. No amount of chest-thumping from the anti-war left will change that. Barack is providing the public with more details about his Iraq plans.

However, by setting the bar so high, each time he does things like this he looks less and less like Mr. Hope.

The face of Operation Iraqi Freedom

U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq: 4,000

Iraqis killed: between 82,000 - 650,000 or more depending on your source

Cost of Iraq War: $500,000,000,000, which is 210,000,000 plus for Lou., KY or $341 million a day or $1,721 per person.

Gas prices: Fucking ridiculous!

And yet, media coverage has slowed in the U.S.

4,000 killed

After four soldiers were killed this weekend due to a roadside bomb, the war in Iraq has reached a new horrific milestone just days after the 5th anniversary -- the 4,000th solider was killed in Iraq.

That means 97% of U.S. casualties have come since our national schoolyard bully stood under the "Mission Accomplished" banner on May 1st, 2003. For a detailed account of casualties among all coalition forces in Operation Iraqi Freedom, including the fallen soldiers' names go here.

Jan. 20th, 2009 can't come quick enough.