Woosh!
A few years back I asked the question on this pointless blog whether a succeeding Democrat President would take credit for Iraq should it ever "succeed."
The answer for me was "of course!" Does a manager not take credit for winning a championship even though they may not be the architect that conceived victory? It's only natural. Votes are at stake. Votes.
The key word to describe the Iraq invasion used by one President Obama was"dumb." Now, following his announcement of withdrawing U.S. forces because the mission has been a success, he takes credit for "democratizing" the country.
You can't do both buddy. Or else you have to accept the fact Bush was right. Tough bind I reckon.
Classic case of 'watch what you say because you never know when you have to sit on the other side.'
You are incorrect, T.C., politicians can do both and have for centuries. They blame their predecessors for all the ills, claim credit for whatever turns out well, and obfuscate about the rest. I see nothing hypocritical (in political context) in Obama's taking credit for the emerging democracy in Iraq even though if he and his friends had had their way, Hussein (or his two sons) would still be in power and Iraq would still be a thorn in our side.
ReplyDeletePolitics is hypocrisy raised to an art form.
I'm afraid you're right!
ReplyDeleteHow naive of me!