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"Up until his election, Obama persisted in the view that America's involvement in Iraq was, all in all, unalloyed folly.
"His assessment now seems substantially less harsh.
"Not only is he avoiding the abrupt withdrawal he hinted at during his campaign, he's keeping 50,000 troops in Iraq indefinitely.
"After meeting with Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, President Obama sounded less like the anti-war Obama of campaign days and more like , dare we say it? , George W. Bush.
"He , Obama, not Bush , spoke of 'our shared resolve and commitment' as he stood with Iraq's prime minister and declared that resolve and commitment 'greater than the obstacles that stand in our way."
"While he was thanking the troops in Iraq, Obama also might have thanked his predecessor and his campaign opponent."
