Angela Mailander wrote: "My main concern about Obama is that he's clearly refused to commit himself on withdrawing from Iraq."
I agree. The below is from: http://www.ontheissues.org/Barack_Obama.htm Iraq War # Leave troops for protection of Americans & counterterrorism. (Sep 2007) # Hopes to remove all troops from Iraq by 2013, but no pledge. (Sep 2007) # Surge has not succeeded because it ignores political issues. (Sep 2007) # Tell people the truth: quickest is 1-2 brigades per month. (Sep 2007) # No good options in Iraq--just bad options & worse options. (Aug 2007) # Be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in. (Jul 2007) # Troops not dying in vain; but we need plans for success. (Jul 2007) # We live in a more dangerous world because of Bush's actions. (Jun 2007) # Case for war was weak, but people voted their best judgment. (Jun 2007) # War in Iraq is "dumb" but troops still need equipment. (Apr 2007) # Increase ground forces in Iraq to decrease troop rotations. (Apr 2007) # Open-ended Iraq occupation must end: no military solution. (Apr 2007) # Begin withdrawal May 1 2007; finish by March 31 2008. (Apr 2007) # Open dialogue with both Syria and Iran. (Apr 2007) # Withdraw gradually and keep some troops in Iraq region. (Mar 2007) # Iraq 2002: ill-conceived venture; 2007: waste of resources. (Feb 2007) # Longtime critic of Iraq war. (Nov 2006) # Saddam did not own and was not providing WMD to terrorists. (Oct 2004) # Initial military was extraordinarily successful in Iraq. (Oct 2004) # Invading Iraq was a bad strategic blunder. (Oct 2004) # We must make sure that Iraq is stable having gone in there. (Oct 2004) # Advance the training speed and get the reconstruction moving. (Oct 2004) # Democratizing Iraq will be more difficult than Afghanistan. (Oct 2004) # Never fudge numbers or shade the truth about war. (Jul 2004) # Set a new tone to internationalize the Iraqi reconstruction. (Jul 2004) # Iraq war was sincere but misguided, ideologically driven. (Jul 2004) # Not opposed to all wars, but opposed to the war in Iraq. (Jul 2004) # International voice in Iraq in exchange for debt forgiveness. (Jul 2004) Mideast/Asia/Afghanistan # Deal with al Qaeda on Pakistan border, but not with nukes. (Aug 2007) # Get al Qaeda hiding in hills between Afghanistan & Pakistan. (Aug 2007) # Military action in Pakistan if we have actionable intel. (Aug 2007) # FactCheck: Yes, Obama said invade Pakistan to get al Qaeda. (Aug 2007) # Focus on battle in Afghanistan and root out al Qaeda. (Jun 2007) # Bush cracked down on some terrorists' financial networks. (Jun 2007) # Iraq has distracted us from Taliban in Afghanistan. (Apr 2007) # Iran with nuclear weapons is a profound security threat. (Apr 2007) # We are playing to Osama's plan for winning a war from a cave. (Oct 2006) # Terrorists are in Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iran. (Oct 2004) # Problems with current Israeli policy. (Jul 2004) # Engage North Korea in 6-party talks. (Jul 2004) # Use moral authority to work towards Middle East peace. (Jul 2004) Voting Record # Late to vote against war is not late to oppose war. (Jun 2007) # Spending on the Cold War relics should be for the veterans. (Jun 2007) # Would have voted no to authorize the President to go to war. (Jul 2004) # Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007) # Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006) # Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
