The truth about Barry O and Iraq

.....is contained in this comment by Senator Lindsay Graham, who accompanied John McCain to a meeting withe the president- select elect:

"He said that he understands that we had differences but he wanted to let us know that he also understands that we have got to be responsible in how we leave Iraq," Mr. Graham recalled. "What the Obama-Biden administration has talked about is not losing the gains we have achieved. "

He added, 'Obama does not want to be the guy who lost Iraq when it is close to being won."

Jennifer Rubin:

"You hope that episodes like this are not revealing of character, but simply reflections of the difficulty in transitioning from partisan candidate to commander-in-chief. It isn’t a good sign that Emanuel 'can’t recall' the conversation accurately or that the President-elect seems unwilling to acknowledge the assumptions underlying his national security policy. This isn’t remotely the type of 'transparency' we have been promised.

One hopes the rhetoric and policy align and that, unlike his predecessor, the new President is both candid and articulate in explaining to the American people what is required in the months and years ahead in Iraq. If we learned anything in the past eight years, it is that you can’t hide the ball from the public and expect to sustain a costly war."

"Hope n' Change" indeed!