Admiral Mike Mullen Says He is Comfortable with Obama Iraq Withdrawal Plan - Video 3/1/09

Here is video of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - Admiral Mike Mullen - talking with CNN's John King yesterday about President Obama's timeline for withdrawal of all U.S. "Combat" Troops from Iraq. Mullen says he is very comfortable with the plan decided on, and that Obama did listen to his commanders in the field in making this decision.

It is hilarious to me that Obama is touting the withdrawal of all "combat" troops by August 2010 to cover himself on his campaign pledge to pull out of Iraq. The only thing is, he is leaving 50,000 Troops in Iraq past the deadline! Now, don't get me wrong. That's a good thing - we should leave troops in Iraq to maintain the gains made at heavy cost. But this is a classic example of how Obama will say he is doing one thing and actually be doing something else. This sleight of hand is working for him right now, partially because there is no objective press corps to call him on these obvious contradictions.