Ya, it’s kind of a big deal! How many times did the enraptured Obama-cons joyfully behold their leader as he spoke to them of his fervent opposition to this hateful, mistake laden, terrible mar upon US history that was George Bush’s war on Iraq? It was more than a few times. In fact, it was the anchor upon which he ran his whole campaign. Particularly early in the primary campaign, he battled with the likes of Dennis Kucinich to be the heartiest anti-war candidate he could be. (*Be all that you can, beeeeeeeee!*)

A fast forward to today finds him announcing a date for “troop withdrawal” that comports almost exactly with what George Bush’s plans were. Additionally (and the reason for the dreaded quotation marks), he plans to leave a ‘transitional force’ in the country of 35,000 to 50,000 soldiers past his withdrawal date of August 2010. Sounds a bit like “Leaving when the Iraqis are ready and capable of governing themselves”… or “What President Bush’s policy has been on Iraq for years”.