We need to end this war Amercia is hurting right here and now!

Too many brave men and women are fighting an endless doom of disaster. I continue to pray for them.

Our country is hurting economically, I know John Mccain doesn't get that concept. He continues on the idea we will not leave until the war is won but, has yet to define it.
When they claim all is well with the surge, then we are still staying loosing more of our soldiers through self bombs………….
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH Take care of AMERICA!

McCain has made a mountian out of a molehill. Obama only stated that he may change how he may pull the troops out in 16 months. He said nothing about backing away from the timetable.

vig-ot misspelled but means the same

we´ve got 5 down and 95 to go….that´s years in IRAQ for mc cheek

he is really stuck in the VIETNAM era and the conflicts we are facing now have nothing to do with VIETNAM

boy, was Gen Clark so right about mc cheek, no more comment.

Refine….To change or remove ( The World Book Dictionary )
Isn't that what Barack Obama has been saying for the last 18 months ?
McCain is running his campaign just like Hillary Clinton tried to. Keep Obama making apologies for something stupid someone else said, so he isn't on message. John Kerry and Wesley Clark question John McCain's qualifications for president. So do I. OBAMA'08

VIG. YOU FINALLY FINDING OUT. HE IS THE WORST PERSON FOR A PRESIDENTIAL CANIDATE. HE IS SO ON HIMSELF AND WILL DO ANYTHING AS FAR AS PAYING THE DNC TO SWIFTBOAT HRC. THIS RACE WAS BIAS AND FIXED BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN. IT MIGHT HURT THE EGO'S OF SOME OF OUR DOUBLE STANDARD MEN IN THIS COUNTRY. THIS WHOLE RACE IS A BIG JOKE.AMERICA GETS WHAT THEY ASK FOR.

Apparently Lieberman doesn't realize that he's not running for president… Every day we hear about how this guy is being funded by our tax dollars to do NOTHING but whine and moan about how our next president is aligned with the American people's views about how horrible and stupid this war has been.

Obama has always been consistent on the fact that he was willing to modify his withdrawal strategy based on what was happening on the ground. If you watch the Democratic primary debates with Clinton and Obama, that would be evident. Why did the Clinton Campaign didn't make that an issue? Why did the media didn't make that an issue then? Because it never was an issue.

But the conservative media and Karl Rove, Bush's strategist, are now trying to paint him as a flip flopper because that's the only strategy he knows, and they're looking ridiculous in the process as mcflip flop is the real flip flopper who is caving to everything the conservative base wants him to do.

Me thinks obama better give another speech claryfing his clarification. I mean thats all we need is another speech and this will all go away. I mean and when obama finds out people keep saying all he does is make speeches he will make a speech about speeches. He gave another speech at another church and then I swear when he stops does the pause and tilts his head its like its the signal to clap or something. I am waiting on a debate between him and mccain where I can see how they each argue their points verbally against each other without supporters who will clap at anything.

I personally have always found it inappropriate to judge the Iraq invasion primarily on whether i was "working" or not. I've always felt it was the wrong thing to do..and even when things were not going well, I thought it was wrong to conclude that it was the wrong decision, based merely how thye conflict was playing out. Rather it ws wrong because there was no justificationto commit American blood and treasure to overthrow a soverign govenment simply because you didn't like their leader. If the Iraqui people longed for a different government, it was up to them to make the human sacrifices necessary to do this….not an outside power, who had their own agenda,.

The supposed big deal with McBush is his 'experience' I remember a few years ago a popular push was under way to vote out of office, all politicians who were 'experienced' at screwing Americans and fattening thier own wallets, and voting in new untainted candidates. It was and is a good idea. When it comes to Washington politicians, Experience Sucks!

How can McCain begin to try and redefine Obama when he hasn't "defined" himself yet..Still after all these months on the trail I still do not understand what his message is about…

Obambi has no idea what he is talking about, what a snake oil salesman he is.

Obama's flip-flopping on Iraq is going to cost him the election.

Take it from an AZ man, McCain doesn't give a rip about our economy!

I gotta say guys, that's pretty funny! I surprise myself. I gotta say, I should be a writer, LOL!!!

Don't worry guys, I'm just gonna chill today…

Just bring it guys(CNN)!! Bring whatever you got…

Look at that!! Gas has been going up since who knows, people are still struggling and we're talking about Iraq?? This is like watching a football game but later on you admit that you don't really care about the game because you wanted to wacth the baseball game. I mean, what the heck is that?? LOL!!!

"We need to elect independents as senator in the fall and slowly build up third party - Peoples Party. Enough of this change business and yes we can. Its only a dream to be sold to the ignorant youth half of whom dont know who their state senator or congressman is?"

You know what? Say that to my face!! I dare you! And Independents??? No offense but get a life!!!

Is getting out of Iraq going to involve fatalities? Yes
Is staying in Iraq going cause more fatalities? Yes
America should REPLOY to the Iran/Iraq border and withdraw from that there.
They should leave troops, not IN Iraq, but along the border.
As a matter of fact, beefed up borders in many locations, World wide, would reduce 'problems'.

TTodays news would have been defferant if Hillary Clinton had won the nomanation to run as our prisident. I just have the bad fellings that the democratic party is going to regreat not nomanating her as the runing mate against McKane.

so Barr would rather not have education for the American children? We are already behind the 8 ball in that area and it sounds like he would spend less money on education?

Obama doesn't plan to end the war. He won't bring all our troops home. He plans to use the fight against terrorists to keep doing what we're already doing. Read it on his own website!

The one and only area that McCain thought he had the upper hand on is Iraq, but thanks to brave people like Gen. Wesley Clark, the truth about McCain's judgment has been made crystal clear.

• Senator McCain's service and experience, both as a POW and as a Senator apparently hasn't infused him with a dose of good judgment.

• Senator McCain's experience hasn't led him to realize that the war in Iraq and it's continuance has empowered and emboldened Iran, and destabilized the region.

• Senator McCain's experience hasn't caused him to recognize that we're losing ground in Afghanistan, and Osama bin Laden is still out there, plotting.

• Senator McCain's experience didn't lead him to support the 21st Century GI Bill — he opposed it. It didn't even make him feel the need to get back to Washington to vote on this — one of the most important veterans' bills this Congress. He twice skipped votes on the GI Bill, to fundraise.

• Senator McCain's experience didn't help him empathize with troops are overstretched and overdeployed, when he voted against the bipartisan Webb-Hagel "Dwell Time Amendment," which would have given troops as much time at home as in the field.

McCain aka McSame aka war-monger has no strong legs to sufficiently stand on to win him the election. He is a very weak candidate for Obama to defeat.

He is so out-of-touch that he doesn't understand that it's the economy, stupid. 93% of voters say the economy is "extremely" or "very" important to their vote for president this November. McCain doesn't know much about the economy and therefore doesn't have any significant plans to improve it. He has essentially embraced Bush's failed policies. His cover-up for his incompetent is to try to consistently keep conversation on the war.

It's time for REAL change in Washington, it's time to elect Barack Obama for president !

Here we go! First CNN's Yellin does a sloppy story that makes it look like Obama changed his Iraq stance when nothing could be further from the truth. Now McBush whose side fed Yellin the story in the first place, jumps all over it. McBush knows America hates this stupid Bush war so he will do any desperate thing to not let Obama have the high ground on this vital issue.

The Democrats blew it again! They chose the wrong candidate. Only Hillary Clinton and John McCain have been right about Iraq from the beginning!

The presumptive nominee, Obama, has been wrong about Iraq from the beginning and all his obfuscating can't change his flip-flopping words.

We are winning in Iraq!

John McCain 08 or Hillary Clinton 08 if the Democrats throw the floundering Obama under the bus!

The Democrats blew it again! They chose the wrong candidate. Only Hillary Clinton and John McCain have been right about Iraq from the beginning!

The presumptive nominee, Obama, was has been wrong about Iraq from the beginning and all his obfuscating can't change his flip-flopping words.

We are winning in Iraq!

John McCain 08 or Hillary Clinton 08 if the Democrats throw the floundering Obama under the bus!

Hispanic For McCain

Liberels Dem Don't Hate!!!

The Hispanic Community will go with McCain.

Latinos open your Eyes OBAMA is a Fruad with a Capital (L)

Why doesn't CNN allow me to post anymore? What's wrong? Am I not peppering my messages with enough pro-Obama bias?

All of these soldiers are dead and mamed because of a war that should never have been waged. McCain orginally said they could be there for 100 years. Obama plans to put a stop to the war as soon as possible considering the situation the Republicans have put us in. In other words Obama has to now clean up their spilled milk. He hasn't changed his views.

if Johm McCain is the "hero" he wants America to believe he is, then whats the big deal about releasing his Military Records? why do h is crew mates on the USS Forrestal think he was responsible for that tragedy, killing 168 men? why did he fight soooo hard to make sure his records would not be seen, even at the expense of the POWs that were still in captivity? John McCains whole campaign is run by the big oil lobbyist who he has taken OVER $1.069,854.00 from…who's America will John be working for ? dang sure not mine!
wake the He!! up America!!!
WHAT HAPPEN TO OUR COOUNTRY? HAVE WE BECOME COWARDS OR JUST THAT COMPLACIENT? THIS COUNTRY WAS FOUNDED BY WE THE PEOPLE.

Actually Obama's plan for Iraq is very similar to McCain's. McCain just wants there to be peace before he withdraws. Obama wants to leave, peace or no peace. I like John McCain's position more.

we won iraq war years ago.what is happening now is an occupation.our u.n. mandate to continue this occupation is almost up.iraq does not seem to want to continue with u.s. occupation,as they cannot agree within their own government,on what the terms will be.a majority of iraqi's want us to leave ,now,but republicans insist on staying to try to control the second largest oil reserves in the world.what phonies!iraq was for bush oil ,only!

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN AN ELCTION LIKE THIS? IT IS ALL ABOUT FLAG PINS,CANDIDATES WIVES,CANDIDATES WIVES, CLOTHES THEY WEAR,DO THEY PUT THEIR HAND OVER THEIR HEART WHEN THEY SING THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER{incidentally, you ignorant super patriots,you do not put your hand over your heart when you sing the national anthem! you stand and remove your hat if you are wearing one. if you are military and in uniform you stand at attention and salute. You put your hand over your heart when you pledge allegiance to the flag! It goes like this, hand over heart you say.I plefge allegiance to– then you swing your arm towards the flag(palm up, not down like a Nazi salute) continue with, — the flag and to the republic for which it stands.
what happened to oil prices,food prices,jobs being lost to NAFTA.people losing their homes.the war in Irak,the outrageos university costs
I guess you idiots believe it makes sense to critizise McCain for having a rich wife, or Critizising Obama for having an outspoken wife

Obama you can fool the people once, twice but not all the time. They have seen your game during the primaries when you were going after Hillary for her Iraq war vote and stance. Now you think you have got the nomination you can say whatever you want. You are now accusing the media who stood by you through thick and thin and did not vet you but coronated you now you want to thorw them under the bus because now they are slowly exoposing you. We need to elect independents as senator in the fall and slowly build up third party - Peoples Party. Enough of this change business and yes we can. Its only a dream to be sold to the ignorant youth half of whom dont know who their state senator or congressman is?

McWar is a looser lets him back to Arizona actually they don't wan t him in Arizona either .

Obama and our movement all he way to the White House …………….

So much for McCain's promise for a clean and positive campain. No matter because Obama will win anyway.

McBush has a personal vendetta against Iraq. If we couldn't win in Vietnam, we must win in Iraq, even if Iraq is my generation's Vietnam.

Remember what GWB said about Saddam: "He tried to kill my daddy!" Enough with the bs.

Of course McCain was for the surge. This man is all about war and more war. He thrives on war ,and that's what you're going to get more of if he's elected.
The war drum has started for Iran and McCain is beating it!
He was the school yard bully as a child, and will be the bully of the world!
Obama will get us out of Iraq responsibly, and use diplomacy before force in the future.

"On Iraq, John McCain has been right and consistent, and Senator Obama has been wrong."

–Sen. Joe Lieberman

Joe, did you have to wisper that in McWars ear. Joe and Lindsey let me take you back to Oct. 2002 and remind you of some of the things that member of the Illinois state legislator said about a potential war in Iraq.
“I know that even a successful war against Iraq will require a US occupation of undetermined length, at undetermined cost, with undetermined consequences. I know that an invasion of Iraq without a clear rationale and without strong international support will only fan the flames of the Middle East, and encourage the worst, rather than best, impulses of the Arab world, and strengthen the recruitment arm of al-Qaeda.”
B. Obama October 2002
Wow, Joe you and Lindsey and McWar have all these years of Senate experience and some young Illinois legislator understood more about the consequences of going to war in Iraq than you three clowns. Your lame attacks and crying every time someone says something mean about McCrybaby want work this time.
Iraq War Vets for Obama

Why is CNN not reporting that this agreement that Iraq and the
United States are trying to get settled by the end of July is
something that Iraq do not agree on.They want the U.S. troops
to be under their control and to stay on their base and if they try
to leave their base on a mission they must get the Iraq goverments
approval.They really want us to leave. But nothing on CNN or others
about this on going negotiation.Let the America people know.

Obama has no plan to get the troops out of Iraq. He can't get them out any faster than McCain can. McCain has a son over there. Do actually believe he wants to stay there for 100 years? Wake up, he was talking about being in Japan and Germany for 75 years, but not fighting. I trust McCain a lot more than I do Obama. At least I know McCain loves his country and didn't sit in hate filled church for twenty years and never said a word. He took his kids there so they could learn all that hate. Why wasn't Obama out trying to unite people before he started running for president? Because he wanted to stay in that church with his people, and a whole lot of anti-american friends. The warning signs are there. Don't ignore them.

To suggest that the Surge has worked is a complete falsehood. The violence in Iraq has gone down but is only because of the al-Sadr cease fire. When he forms his new militia, you can expect the violence to escalate again. Bring 'em home and start fixing the problems at home. I'm tired of $12 Billion being wasted away every month for another country, when they could put that money towards paying down the National Debt and fixing our crumbling infastructure. Of course I'll never understand how one administration can come in with a $2 trillion surplus and turn it into an additional $3 trillion deficit.

Four Thousand Plus US Soldiers killed,not including wounded soldiers who made sacrifices so others could live with dignity. Pulling our soldiers and bringing them back now or in the near future is a very stupid decision. I donot really like Angelina Jolie but at least she got a brain. She knows fully well how our soldiers are still needed there.
Mildred R.

The fact that Obama said that he will continue to refine his policies is not the same as changing his position. Like all intelligent people, of course, he will refine his policies. He has an open mind unlike our current President or John McCain. His position is and always has been to get us out of Iraq as quickly and safely as possible.

just dont watch fox news they are fake and dont report facts!!!!

The issue isn't that McCain was right regarding the surge but we went to war for the wrong reason. We Attacked a Sovereign nation, decimated a people and it's country. 4 thousand plus killed and 30 thousand maimed or injured. Thanks Bush / McCain/ RNC!

No we haven't forgotten that we went to Iraq for WMD and to get those who attacked Us (World Trade) well after 6 years we're no closer to retribution, we've only weaken ourselves Militarily and Economically, while the enemy is in Afghanistan. All based on a lie!

Obama for President!

Sorry, but McCain has been wrong from the get go. He has supported the Presient. We would not have needed a surge had we not invade Iraq to begin with. Everybody I know want our boys/girls to come home. We've accomplished nothing. Bin laden is still on the loose.

Obama becoming unwrapped. Now we see what this guy is really made of - a wishy-washy wannabe full of ego and promoted by agenda laddened journalists pushing liberalism encased in a male body. Put Hillary Clinton on the November ballot by printing her name as your candidate of choice. Hillary is the real thing. Hillary is the leader.

Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham - It's a good thing they are there to whisper in McCain's ear when he makes the big gaffs. How can someone who doesn't understand the difference between Shiite and Sunni have the right strategy in Iraq. We're in this mess because of the arrogance of the Republicans in thinking they can impose their will on the people of the Middle East, without having a clue as to the mindset there. Yuck!! Can we please get someone in office who understands other cultures and viewpoints? Please elect Obama!!

McCain's plan for Iraq is to keep 120000 troops there for the next 8 years and keep saying over and over "we're winning in Iraq" and hope the weak minded of our population can keep being fooled.

All I know is Obama has been right on everything. Talks with our "Enemies" . How about North Korea?

Obama has never changed his views on Iraq. McCain is a liar.

All I know is I have two sons that said if McCain wins this election we will be moving out of this country. If Obama wins, they wish to enlist.

What we need is truth in reporting. I am tired of news based on Opinion. What happened to the CNN I first knew. You lost me after the "Light Brite" scandal.

Where is the research?

Lieberman must be smoking crack. McCain was wrong to cheer a needless war from the start where Obama was rightfully against it.

Sen. Obama's position has not changed and he needs to stop defending himself. The advice of Abraham Lincoln is appropriate. Lincoln said:"If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best I know how-the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what's said about me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right will make no difference". Just do your best Sen. Obama. That is all your supporters ask! We believe in you and we've got your back.

We cannot keep spending billions and billions of the taxpayers cash when our own economy is in recession.
Unfortunately John McCain wants to stay in Iraq for 100 years while Obama wants to bring us out.

Truth is the Iraq war is an unjust war which should never have been fought in the fist place. 4,000 of our troops are already dead and more than 100,000 Iraqis are dead.

All McCain wants is WAR WAR WAR!

War! WHAT is it GOOD FOR? July 6th, 2008 2:30 pm ET
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From CNN's Josh Levs…….A roundup of quotes from the Sunday political talk shows, as compiled by the CNN Wire: ……….."We're winning because John McCain understood Iraq better than anybody
That is a BIG LIE HOW about the Military STAFF in IRAQ do they get any CREDIT…..THE Cost of THE WAR and the lives lost is nothing to brag about, IDIOTS!!!! UNJUST WAR!!!!!!!!.
WHO CARES ABOUT A BUNCH of BIAS OLD GOATS( (MEDIA)and their opinions……… IT'S the ECONOMY STUPID!!!!!…….McWAR has a plan for staying in Iraq and Barack Obama has a plan for getting OUT OF IRAQ!!!1
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What a joke! Obama never intended to simply leave Iraq, and now he's been caught in one of those off-hand remarks that tell us who he really is: John McCain!!

Obama fans such suckers!

I also love his 2 for 1 fundraisers with Hillary. Two for me and one for you. The guy has money to burn, and he still wants more from Hillary supporters. Just how greedy can one used car salesman get???

STAY TUNED for the next few months and find out!!

Media trying to spin this for Obama and the children again?

Too many Americans today cannot afford a loaf of bread, a gallon of gas, a trip to the doctor, dentist or drug store and the talking heads spend their time fighting over WHAT ???
Wake up people. We cannot afford this war anymore.

I know that it has to be griping Obama and the liberals to death that Iraq has gotten a lot better under John McCain's plan with the surge. I don't like John McCain on most issues but he was right on Irag. Being a twenty year veteran I don't think we should have invaded Iraq. I do believe we should have blown Afghanistan into the dark ages and left it a dead zone for a 100 years. I don't believe in Nation building and I don't believe in foriegn aid. As far as I am concerned Iraq needed a leader like Hussien to keep them fanatics under control. I think the reason young people are going so much for Obama is because they have never had to work or sweat for what they got. It was the fault of their parents by not making them know what it is like to have to earn something.If Obama is elected and when all these young people get out of school and start having to pay taxes for all the slugs in the world and do without their toys that mom and dad bought them , they will wake up with a socialist type and a weak kneed goverment and nation.

Why would we want another American president who stubbornly "stays the course" while hundreds of American soldiers died and thousands of Iraqis. Obama's position has no altered as "refine" means to adjust not to change.

McCain supported this illegal war no matter what Lieberman or the press says!! He was wrong from the start.

I can't believe how so many people in this country were hijacked into the Obama-wagon. I think these people got caught up in the frenzy without thinking for themselves; this is a very bad way to lead your life. Please be wise and make intelligent decisions in the future.

boy how this process has started with Obama, even he is not going to know what he stands for. Or maybe depends on the day or the time of the year.
Not that I am crazy about McCain, but you can alway count on him to not flip flop.

Obama has flip-flopped on everything, especially Iraq, since being handed the nomination by the DNC and superdelegates.

One thing you can say about Obama…..he's consistently inconsistent.

Formerly for Hillary….now for McCain!

PUMA

again the hypocrats are taking words spoken out of context just like they did with Hillary. McCain was referring to keeping troops in Iraq as a presence for the purpose of deterrence, like we are in other countries. the obama campaign know this and of course obama will eventually agree to do the same after he distorts his position and then makes a speech to justify it. what a joke

I can't believe how much the Republicans lie. Just when you think they can't stoop any lower, they dig down deep and find a way. They are so desperate. This type of politics is what brought us to where we are now. This is exactly why we need a change.

What can Sen. Lieberman possibly be right about, he's not consistent with what party he represents, if he's not a flip flopper I don't know what else to call him. I am sick of all these "old men" who have destroyed the hopes, dreams and lives of American families that deserve so much more. McCain showed his anger outburst again when questioned about how his POW experience qualifies him, he got mad as hell. Why, because he doesn't have a logical answer, just a fit of anger. I wouldn't want McCain anywhere close to a "RED" button, not with his temperment, he's been tested too many times and still can't control himself. Anger Management is the best place for McCain.

From CNN's Josh Levs…….A roundup of quotes from the Sunday political talk shows, as compiled by the CNN Wire: ……….."We're winning because John McCain understood Iraq better than anybody
That is a BIG LIE HOW about the Military STAFF in IRAQ do they get any CREDIT…..THE Cost of THE WAR and the lives lost is nothing to brag about, IDIOTS!!!! UNJUST WAR!!!!!!!!.
WHO CARES ABOUT A BUNCH of BIAS OLD GOATS( (MEDIA)and their opinions……… IT'S the ECONOMY STUPID!!!!!…….McWAR has a plan for staying in Iraq and Barack Obama has a plan for getting OUT OF IRAQ!!!1

Stay the course with the Bush/McCain position.

or

A new direction with the Obama plan to work towards bringing resources home and redeploying military efforts back to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border where real threats originate.
Obama '08

Sen. Lieberman backed the wrong horse and it's cost him alot of Friends, who see him for the snake that vhe is.

Obama is the candidate of change. He changes his positions like I change my underwear. i just don't trust him. He emits a certain
je ne sais quoi.

He is a serial quitter as well. He quit his preacher, his new preacher, his very own church, his positon on NAFT and his position on Iraq. I just know he can't be trusted. He has little or no experience.

And mon Dieu, he gives cotton candy speeches with no substance. Amazing that he has any supporters.

Tuned into ABC this morning and saw Joe Lieberman in HDTV- UUUGGHHH - thats no way to start the morning. Turned it off. It would appear that the news will be full of wannabes showing us what true idiots they are until Obama wins in November. FYI - ABC sux.

First Obama was for ending the war and now he's not!!

First he was for Public financing and now he's against it!!

First Bill Clinton was a racist and now he's not!!

This is considered Lying not Flip Flopping

As a result of the selection of Barack Obama as the Democratic Party's nomimee, I finally have found something that Karl Rove, Joe Lieberman and I all agree on.

Obama is arrogant.

Obama does alter his positions.

And Obama is fighting a two-front political battle that he cannot win.