Original quote:

And let me be clear. The violence in Anbar has gone down in spite of the Surge, not because of the Surge.

The inability of American soldiers to protect these tribes from Al Qaeda said to these tribes, “We have to fight Al Qaeda ourselves.”

And it now reads:

And let me be clear: the violence in Anbar has gone down despite the surge, not because of the surge.

The lack of protection for these tribes from al Qaeda made it clear to these tribes, “We have to fight al Qaeda ourselves.”

Oh you coward. You sniveling slimy little coward.

I’d rather he stuck with the more damning version. At least if he did, he could say he’s a man that sticks by his convictions. Instead, he decides to change his quote to something significantly more sanitized because he realizes that his rhetoric could cost him in some fashion later on (although I live in NYC and I seriously doubt any locals hearing this were all that outraged about it).

It’s a good thing someone caught the original quote otherwise he would’ve just done what all politicians do. Deny, deny, deny.

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