Obama in January 2005: MLK would have opposed the war in Iraq and tried to end it

[maximusveritas]

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), the nation’s only black member in the U.S. Senate and the fifth black U.S. senator in history, echoed Jackson’s sentiments, agreeing that King would have opposed the war in Iraq from the very start.

“He would be seeking to forcefully bring this war to a resolution,” Obama told BlackAmericaWeb.com last week. “He would be disturbed in particular by the loss of life, and he would be extraordinarily concerned abut the enormous resources devoted to war instead of resources devoted to rebuilding communities.”
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/bawnews/mlkiraq

I found this item interesting and relevant on 2 different levels.

First, because of the recent 40-year anniversery of MLK's assassination.

Second, because of Hillary's claim that she criticized the War in Iraq before Obama if you start with 2005.

Obama made that comment at the beginning of January 2005.

Meanwhile, in February, Clinton went to Iraq with McCain and 3 others and declared that the insurgency was failing and the country as a whole "functioning quite well".
We now know that was complete BS.
Both McCain and Clinton did offer criticism of the war at that time, but only of the way it was handled. And neither pushed the administration to end it's clear open-ended committment to the war.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-02-19-iraq-senators_x.htm


Jake Tapper of ABC News has some more examples showing how wrong Clinton was:
http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/04/in-oregon-clint.html

[slinkerwink]

1. I'm tired of all the lying from clinton

[maximusveritas]

2. Yeah, it seems like it's getting worse

Luckily, I think the media is finally getting tired of it.

[DemGa]

3. Would MLK have waivered as Obama has

Opposing it with his speech, then calling it a "tough call" as political cover for Kerry?

What do you think? I call fraud.

[maximusveritas]

4. Yes, I think MLK would have understood that getting Bush out of office

was more important than his own personal ambition.

I do understand that it's difficult for Clintonites to understand that concept, but MLK would not have had any problem with it.

This is why he worked with JFK and LBJ when other black leaders wouldn't. He knew they weren't perfect, but they were better than the alternative and he wanted results more than personal glory.

[DemGa]

5. No, my conceptual understanding is just fine -- I can see you only think

you understand. Let's remember that Barack Obama condemns Hillary Clinton for her vote -- then it is not such a "tough call." This is duplicity.