Mudville Gazette tells us about the deception perpetrated by Obama on his drawdown of troops in Iraq.

Diversions (III)

Here’s just a bit of Greyhawks story:

But they were needed in Iraq – just not as badly as the Obama administration needed to make it appear that troops initially slotted for Iraq were going to Afghanistan instead – seemingly making good on a key campaign promise. So with much fanfare the Iraq drawdown (consisting entirely of the Stryker Brigade)/Afghanistan surge (Strykers plus a Marine unit) was announced, and subsequent polls indicated Americans were wildly enthusiastic about the idea.

And a few days later no one would notice the bombshell reported by ABC: “Gen. Odierno will receive a Stryker Brigade to replace the incoming replacement brigade diverted to Afghanistan just a week ago” – perhaps because within 24 hours of reporting that news they changed it to this:

Go read the entire posting at Mudville Gazette.

h/t Blackfive

Nevermind Obama worshippers, just move along. Nothing to see here.

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