Mission Re-Accomplished!

The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division was officially designated the last combat brigade to leave Iraq under President Obama's plan to end combat operations in Iraq by the end of August. There's some fanfare now that the troop are crossing the border and pulling out earlier than planned, drawing to a close the seven year and five month U.S.-led invasion. As they rolled into Kuwait, John McCain kept it hip for the young GOPers with their new-fangled technology and worked his Twitter even harder than usual, stating "Last American combat troops leave Iraq. I think President George W. Bush deserves some credit for victory."

DXM is quick to point out (as it is his quote of the day):

Yes, he deserves credit the same way BP deserves credit for essentially being forced to clean up the mess it made. If it hadn't fucked things up so royally in the first place, there would be no need for the effort put into making things right. You don't get to claim victory when the colossal screw-up you created finally limps into history. Backward logic at its finest.

On the plus side, at least McCain didn't figure out a way to turn this into an opportunity to flirt with Snooki.

You know something, now that I think about it: taking credit for something you're supposed to have done -- where have I heard that before?

Recalling the post from last January, The President is Near, he elaborates. Problem solved? That's questionable, but how much back-slapping and congratulations are due when you're fixing problems you made? And is this really the last goodbye to a country who themselves are saying a pull out is too soon? That answer, I believe, will eventually end up as no.