Obama Admits Surge Worked, and DEMOCRATS Are Responsible

What we have to do is to begin a phased redeployment to send a clear signal to the Iraqi government that we are not going to be there in perpetuity. Now, it will — we should be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in. I welcome the genuine reductions of violence that have taken place, although I would point out that much of that violence has been reduced because there was an agreement with tribes in Anbar province — Sunni tribes — who started to see, after the Democrats were elected in 2006, you know what, the Americans may be leaving soon, and we are going to be left very vulnerable to the Shi’as. We should start negotiating now. That’s how you change behavior.

And that’s why I will send a clear signal to the Iraqi government. They will have ample time to get their act together, to actually pass an oil law, which has been — they’ve been talking about now for years.

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Oops!  I’m sorry, that was his position 6 months ago…before things REALLY quieted down in Iraq to the point where a potential President, his advisors, and all the senior military commanders in the region can walk around w/out body armor.

Question:

Is Senator Obama’s position still the same, or

Did he change it?