Don't Blame Obama...On This One At Least

If anyone who thinks that by fulfilling an election promise to "end the Iraq War" and "pull out American troops by 2011" is just cause to be irate at President Obama, think again. George W. Bush signed the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) on Nov. 16, 2008. The Iraqi parliament signed it on Nov. 27, 2008.

Of course this should all be predicated on just how the war is going and if their mission has indeed been accomplished, as Obama has recently himself proclaimed, with no snickering from the left I might add.

However, just like when the left freaked out when Bush said initial combat operations in Iraq (which was more or less true) was "mission accomplished," the war is not over. Charles Krauthammer opines that washing his hands of Iraq will only allow Iran to provide unwanted influence and move in on the obvious power vacuum that will erupt when the U.S. pulls out.

So while you can't blame Obama about provisions of an agreement with the Iraqi government that was signed before he took office, the result of pulling troops out too soon can be laid at his feet. Then the left can really claim it's "his Vietnam." But something tells me they wouldn't.