On Jan 22, 2:57 pm, Joe from Kokomo wrote:

Again, you seem to overlook a simple fact: Obama INHERITED not just one
but TWO expensive so-called wars with no exit strategy

Stevie Nichts wrote:

And yet, Obama assured us that he *had* an exit strategy
for Iraq -- and don't you remember him telling you that
Afghanistan was the important war? Sure you do!.

Hey Stevie...
Are ya sittin' down? Are ya ready for this?

I agree with you; we are on the same side of the fence on this one.

Obama was just telling the people what they wanted to hear -- and they
-desperately- want to hear that we are going to get out of those two
fiasco sink hole 'wars'. A politician that tells the people what they
want to hear -- how quaint! I'm sure no Republican politician ever did that.

But let's look a little deeper.

Poppy (Bush Sr.), in his book, stated that he did not invade Iraq
because "there was no exit strategy".

W painted us in a corner in both places -- we are screwed if we
stay...and we are screwed if we leave. Why? Because there is NO EXIT
STRATEGY. Too bad junior didn't listen to Poppy. And no easy solution
for Obama, McCain or anyone else.

So, Obama said it, people are hoping he's right...but only time will tell.

and INHERITED a
major Depression -- that started on Bush's watch.

Say, when did the Democrats take over Congress?
Oh, right: 2006. Would you care to revise and extend
your remarks? And what's this about a "depression"?
Not even Krugman goes that far. Go on, do go on.

It DID start on Bush's watch as stated above, pegged at either 4Q '07 or
1 Q '08 by nothing less than the very right wing Wall Street Journal.

As to a "depression", it could be semantics... but it IS the worst
economic upset since 1929.

You have to realize that the gubermint fudges the figures; for example,
once your unemployment benefits run out, the gubermint takes you OFF the
list of the unemployed -- even though you still ARE unemployed.

inflation...the gubermint jockeys those numbers around too, by
either continuously changing the "market basket" of goods they use, or
just plain ignoring costs of education, medical care and energy.

Believe it or not, many do call this a Depression. Your mileage may vary.