Obama To McCain: There Was No Al Qaeda In Iraq Before Your War
So Obama hit back at McCain's mockery of him over Al Qaeda Iraq by saying what we'd hoped he'd say:
"I have some news for John McCain," Obama said, according to The Politico. "There was no Al Qaeda in Iraq until George Bush and John McCain" started their war.
That will likely become a stock message for Obama. He also uncorked this:
"John McCain may like to say he wants to follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of Hell, but so far all he’s done is follow George Bush into a misguided war in Iraq."
The Obama campaign has been arguing that he can draw a sharper contrast with McCain than Hillary can because of her support for the war. Such high-profile skirmishes over Iraq with McCain can only help Obama, because they do drive this point home while signaling to Dems that the GOP, at least, views his nomination as a foregone conclusion.
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