Congressional Dems Call Obama War Plans “Embarrassingly Naive”

Ladies and Gentlemen!!!!
Step right up and watch the battle of the ill-informed…
On this side, we have an Administration that opposed the war in Iraq in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, but in 2009 not only supports it…they ADVOCATE IT. Pres Obama even stopped for gas in Baghdad on his way home from Europe, and he thanked his troops for their efforts to succeed in the very same efforts he opposed: creating a secure and stable Iraq that wouldn’t require a 3rd invasion.

On the other side, we have Congressional Democrats who-like the former Senator/current President-opposed the war in Iraq, but these people STILL DO. Ouch!

So who do we believe? The guy getting his information from the Presidential Daily Briefs, the intelligence community, generals in the field (the same generals President Bush had), and the Department of Defense (led by the same guy President Bush had).
OR
the Congressional Democrats who still get their news from leftist faux news outlets while not bothering to read the Congressional Research Service reports, reports from the Department of Defense, or interviews with intelligence community leaders?

Ooooo, it’s a toughy! And yes, it’s a big one too because President Obama is now asking those Congressional Democrats for more money to fight the wars (we’re not supposed to call them wars anymore, but rather “overseas contingency operations”). Gonna be interesting.

Mr. Obama is expected to seek congressional approval of $75.5 billion for the wars, perhaps as soon as Thursday. The issue is already raising tensions on Capitol Hill, especially among liberals who are sympathetic to the president’s broader agenda but voice concerns about his timeline for withdrawal of troops from Iraq and his plans to beef up forces in Afghanistan.

“I can’t imagine any way I’d vote for it,” said Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a California Democrat and leader in the 77-member congressional Progressive Caucus. It would be her first major break with this White House.

Ms. Woolsey fears the president’s plan for Iraq would leave behind a big occupation force. She is also concerned about the planned escalation in Afghanistan. “I don’t think we should be going there,” she said.

Similar sentiments echo across the House. Rep. Jim McGovern (D., Mass.) said he fears Afghanistan could become a quagmire. “I just have this sinking feeling that we’re getting deeper and deeper into a war that has no end,” he said.

Rep. John Conyers (D., Mich.) dismissed Mr. Obama’s plans as “embarrassingly naive,” and suggested that the president is being led astray by those around him. “He’s the smartest man in American politics today,” Rep. Conyers said. “But he occasionally gets bad advice and makes mistakes. This is one of those instances.”

ht Hot Air