Obama won't visit Iraq, How Long has it been since he's been in Iraq?

Why won’t Obama go to Iraq? Answer is simple, if you have your head in the sand you can beleive what you want. John McCain’s surge has and is working and it is hard for Obama to take that all in. The tree is falling in the woods, but Obama can’t here it so it must not be falling, right? Obama’s last trip to Iraq was in 2006. Is that appropriate for a presidential candidate who wants to stay up on policy?

Obama said, “I don’t think we want to continue a misguided foreign policy and an endless war in Iraq that has cost us thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars while making us less safe and less secure,” he said Tuesday. “Thats the choice in this election. On issue after issue, John McCain is offering more of the same policies that have failed for the last eight years.”

“Barack Obama has only visited Iraq once – and that was 871 days ago. Despite lacking the experience and leadership to be Commander-in-Chief, Obama has done shockingly little to educate himself firsthand about the war in Iraq. Instead, he displays an arrogant certainty gained on the campaign trail. How would Obama make informed judgments in the future when he has not seen the situation in Iraq since the surge began? Why does Obama readily agree to one-on-one negotiations with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but decline one-on-one briefings in Baghdad with our military leaders? Obama’s failure to visit Iraq, listen and learn firsthand, and witness the surge’s progress demonstrates weak leadership that disqualifies him from being Commander in Chief.”

WASHINGTON – RNC Chairman Robert M. “Mike” Duncan released the following statement today:

“Barack Obama has only visited Iraq once – and that was 871 days ago. Despite lacking the experience and leadership to be Commander-in-Chief, Obama has done shockingly little to educate himself firsthand about the war in Iraq. Instead, he displays an arrogant certainty gained on the campaign trail. How would Obama make informed judgments in the future when he has not seen the situation in Iraq since the surge began? Why does Obama readily agree to one-on-one negotiations with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but decline one-on-one briefings in Baghdad with our military leaders? Obama’s failure to visit Iraq, listen and learn firsthand, and witness the surge’s progress demonstrates weak leadership that disqualifies him from being Commander in Chief.”

To track how many days since Obama’s last visit to Iraq, visit the RNC’s Web site: http://gop.com

Obama Has Not Been To Iraq Since January 2006:

In January 2006, Obama Took His Second Trip As A Senator To Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq, Israel And The Palestinian Territories. “Obama’s second trip abroad as a U.S. senator starts in Qatar and, in addition to Iraq, will include stops in Kuwait, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, according to a statement from his Washington office.” (“Obama To Visit Middle East, Including Iraq,” The Associated Press, 1/4/06)

Source: gop.com via politisite