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After a week spent assuring the world that he is the antithesis of his widely despised predecessor, President Barack Obama ended his first presidential overseas trip by doing a George W. Bush. In style, substance and photo ops, Obama’s unannounced stopover in Baghdad was straight out of the Bush playbook. Even the rhetoric was familiar, with Obama saluting U.S. troops for their “extraordinary achievement” in Iraq, warning that the next 18 months will be a “critical period” and urging Iraqis to “take responsibility for their country.” Surprise stops on presidential journeys became the norm during the Bush era, with the U.S. engaged in two foreign wars — where the Commander in Chief could not be guaranteed satisfactory security if his intention to visit the troops was announced ahead of time. Still, Baghdad was the wrong choice for Obama. Iraq is Bush’s war — or Bush’s folly, depending on your point of view. Obama’s main contribution to Iraq has been to criticize the war while on the cam
