Can you take credit for a war you opposed? Not only that, can you take credit for a war in which you based your entire presidential campaign on your opposition to that war? What if you were running on a promise to end that war? Well Barack Obama did all of the above and now that the Iraq war is finally panning out the way the Bush administration thought it would, and the country seems to be going in the right direction after seven years of setbacks and new strategies, the Obama administration and the media refuses to give the man who risked his legacy, his presidency, and his leadership on the decision to invade the country in 2002 credit. George Bush was right about Iraq, Obama was wrong, but no one will ever know of this because the media is working hard to make this about the withdrawal, not the war in its entirety.

You see, if they can create a narrative based on the withdrawal then they can give Obama all the credit because he campaigned on a promise to end the war. History tells of a different tale but unfortunately history doesn’t factor into lies and distortions, especially when the left is against something. You heard Joe Biden a few Sundays ago talk about how Iraq will be one of the biggest successes of this administration. When I heard that I got angry because I felt they were so desperate for good news they were willing to find it anywhere, even if that good news had nothing to do with them. The fact is that the status of forces agreement was signed during Bush’s last year in office, the surge strategy was developed during Bush’s presidency, Sunni awakening happened during Bush’s presidency, and the war itself started during Bush’s presidency. Barack Obama wasn’t even in the US Senate when the war in Iraq happened in 2002 and yet everyone is ready to hang a “Victory” banner above his head on some aircraft carrier.

Aside from this notion that Obama is responsible for the success in Iraq being completely absurd and utterly delusional, it’s wrong and quite frankly there should be more outrage over this.I’m no fan of George W. Bush. In fact, I thought he was one of the worst economic presidents in American history and I still feel that way. But to rob him of the vindicating success of the past few months in Iraq is to take credit for sun coming up in the morning just because you opened your blinds. If Sarah Palin opposed the war in Afghanistan and ran for president on a promise to end that war had taken credit for any positive changes taking place in Afghanistan knowing Barack Obama was committed to that war during his presidency, then she too would be in the wrong and the media would be outraged, and rightfully so. But with Obama for someone reason he has this ability, almost like a magician to take responsibility for nothing, and yet take credit for everything. First it was saving the banks, which he attributed to his stimulus package when in reality the equally as unethical bank bailout of the Bush administration calm the waters for the financial sector. Now its the war in Iraq.

George Bush isn’t speaking out like former vice president Dick Cheney and that’s understandable because Bush seems like a guy that likes to just go with the flow, and at times that got him into trouble during his presidency. But I wouldn’t be so polite as to allow my successor to take credit for something I did. Would Alexander Graham Bell allow for his neighbor to take credit for the invention of the telephone? This administration is so hungry for a win its getting to the point where they might start taking credit for the Cold War, and why stop there? They should take credit for the moon landing, and the revolutionary war, and the North’s victory in the Civil War, and the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, I mean after all Obama likes to fancy himself after Lincoln. But why stop there I mean why not go for the jugular? Take credit for the Civil Rights Legislation of the 1960s and the New Deal of the 1930s Barack. You’re the smartest, toughest, most qualified president in American history, no one can top you, every president ought to be deemed a failure now that you’re in office. They all got it wrong but you’re always right, despite the fact that you always seem to get things wrong but who cares, you’re Barack Obama and according to the so called experts in the media you have the highest IQ of any president or man for that matter walking the face of god’s green earth.

If you sense a hint of resentment you’re correct. I resent the fact that this man and his administration take credit for the hard work and controversial decisions they aren’t willing to make. This is beyond the pale and unfortunately the American people at large might actually believe that Obama is responsible for the success in Iraq, and that’s the part of this entire administration that concerns me. The people out there are so gullible and so complacent at times they will accept anything as truth, even if its further from the word. We need to start nailing these guys on their bull or else they’ll win the argument.