CBS’s Smith Gushes Over Obama: ‘A Candidate for Change, Particularly on the War’

Published: December 18, 2007, 5:18 pm

Tags: 2008 presidential, afghanistan, campaigns amp amp elections, foreign policy, iraq, liberals amp amp democrats, political groups, barack obama, harry smith, early show, video

In an especially glowing interview with Barack Obama on Tuesday's CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith lobbed softball after softball at the Illinois Senator, including this question about the successful troop surge in Iraq: "Obama is positioning himself as a candidate for change, particularly on the war. Were you a fan of the surge?" Obama's response was not surprising, but did defy all logic: No. And it's fascinating to me how the surge is now being defined as a success. That central question remains -- how do we get a change in behavior amongst Sunni, Shia, and Kurds? The only way I believe to trigger that change is to send a clear signal that we are withdrawing, we're not going to have permanent bases there, we will be a partner with them to help stabilize the country, but they've got to make some decisions. Video (0:52): Windows Media (1.62 MB) and MP3 audio (384 kB) Smith and Obama got along so well that they actually finished each other's

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