Chris Floyd lays it all out for you and me:
Barack Obama has now declared -- on Fox News, no less -- that George W. Bush's escalation of the flagrant war crime in Iraq has "succeeded beyond our wildest dreams." He also proclaimed his "absolute" belief in the "War on Terror," and pledged, once again, "never to take a military option off the table" (not even the nuclear option) against the "major threat" of Iran. ...
Obama also emphasized the obscene and morally depraved position that has become the Democrat's standard line on Iraq: that the lazy, no-good Iraqis "still haven't taken responsibility" for running "their own country." The arrogance and inhumanity of this position is staggering, almost indescribable. The United States of America invaded Iraq, destroyed its society, slaughtered its citizens, drove millions from their homes, occupied the country and made itself the ultimate master and arbiter of the conquered land -- but still the Iraqis are condemned for "not taking responsibility for their own country."
Not a single Iraqi attacked America. Not one. America's action has killed more than a million Iraqis. But it is the Iraqis who are now "responsible." ...
This bears repeating: the Democrats' position on Iraq fully accepts -- and even celebrates -- the Bush Administration's fundamental claims for the war. The war has established a legitimate, democratic government in Iraq, Bush and the Democrats both say. The "surge" has succeeded "beyond our wildest dreams" in "securing" Iraq, Bush and the Democrats both say. When "conditions on the ground" are right, America should withdraw its "combat troops" from Iraq, leaving behind an unspecified number of troops for training Iraqi security forces, conducting counterterrorism operations and providing security for other American personnel and reconstruction projects, Bush and the Democrats both say.
But that doesn't matter, say the rank and file Democrats I encounter. First, we have to get Bush out of the White House, and second, Obama will stop global warming, which is the most important thing. Apparently it's not possible to get the US out of Iraq and do something about global warming, not even for the Saint.
I don't believe that Obama will do anything about global warming, either. After all, assuming he is elected (which shouldn't be taken for granted), he'll have to heal the wounds of the election (according to the corporate media, elections wound America grievously, at least when a Democrat wins), then build a bipartisan consensus to bring America together, and of course he won't be able to do anything controversial because the Republicans would attack him of being a pacifistic wuss who's soft on terror and hates America. But just you wait until his second term, he'll show them then...
Oh, and Floyd also links to a report at RawStory that Joe Biden went on Fox News and denied reports that any action might be taken against George W. Bush for the crimes he has committed.
Biden emphasized that "no one's talking about President Bush. ... I've never heard anybody mention President Bush in that context." He noted that "there's been an awful lot of unsavory stuff that's gone on ... but I have no evidence of any of that. No one's talking about pursuing President Bush criminally." ...
Biden was also lavish in his praise for Sarah Palin's speech at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, saying, "The governor was impressive. She was strong, she was tough, and she delivered that speech extremely well. ... I think it's going to be a tough debate. I think she's going to be an incredibly skillful debater. I was impressed."
Palin was so impressive that her party is keeping her away from the press for a couple of weeks (via), just so she won't make any mistakes. Biden's praise of his, um, competitor is very sportsmanlike, though, I must say.