Obama ridicules Cheney's Iraq comments

Summarized article by Kelley Shannon, Associated Press Writer

Vice President Dick Cheney's comments earlier this week that Britain's troop pull-out was all a part of the plan and that it's a sign that the situation in Iraq is improving came under direct ridicule today from Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama in Bush's home state of Texas.
"Now if Tony Blair can understand that, then why can't George Bush and Dick Cheney understand that?" said Obama. He was reasoning that Tony Blair's removal of troops came as a recognition that Iraq's problems can't be solved militarily.
"Now, keep in mind, this is the same guy that said we'd be greeted as liberators, the same guy that said that we're in the last throes. I'm sure he forecast sun today," said Obama of Cheney's ever-present positive spin on the Iraq war. He continued, "When Dick Cheney says its a good thing, you know that you've probably got some big problems."
Obamas comments come on the heels of movements in the senate to set a timetable for troop pullout despite President Bush's insistence and addition of over 20,000 new troops.
According to Cheney's comments, Britain and the US must be watching two different wars if Britain is removing 1,600 troops but the US feels upwards of 20,000 are needed to complete the mission. It's pretty obvious at this point that the US was caught offguard of the troop pullout and that Cheney is trying to save face for the administration.