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OBAMA ON THE MIDEAST: THEN AND NOW. ?Is there any doubt that had he said that in 2008 he would hav?

By Glenn Reynolds

OBAMA ON THE MIDEAST: THEN AND NOW. “Is there any doubt that had he said that in 2008 he would have been greeted with catcalls and boos? In 2008 he sounded serious and committed to stopping the Iranian nuclear threat and was candid about the nature of the regime. . . . It is hard to escape the conclusion that he told a very different story in 2008 to get elected and, once in office, sprung the most antagonistic approach to Israel and the most timid toward Iran of any president in recent memory. Those who bought his story in 2008 were had. And those who vouched for him should be embarrassed.”

As always, it’s a question of who the rubes are.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on June 15, 2009 (boomark / email).