
I supported that surge when it was not the popular thing to do. Senator Obama opposed it, said it wouldn't work, even voted to cut off the funds for the men and women who are fighting over there.
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I supported that surge when it was not the popular thing to do. Senator Obama opposed it, said it wouldn't work, even voted to cut off the funds for the men and women who are fighting over there.

He said it's a pretty good timetable based on conditions on the ground. I think it's a pretty good timetable, as we should or horizons for withdrawal. But they have to be based on conditions on the ground.

Barack Obama hailed in Europe, finding support for his withdrawal plan from the Iraqi prime minister.

Senator Obama said just this week that, even knowing what he knows today, that he would still, still would have opposed the surge. In retrospect, given the opportunity to choose between failure and success, he chose failure.

I know Prime Minister Maliki rather well, I know that he is a politician and I know that they are looking at upcoming elections. I know that he knows and every and the other leaders know there that it has to be condition-based.

Barack Obama is wrong. It is never inappropriate to meet with troops.

I'm not prepared to see the sacrifice of so many brave young Americans lost because Senator Obama just views this war as another political issue, for which he can change positions.

But also seeming to agree with him on one key facet of the war in Iraq.

But is Senator McCain also agreeing with Obama on a timeline for pulling out the troops?

We are not safer. Our own ambassador is saying that they can't say that we are safer now because of what we're doing in Iraq.

I am accusing -- I am stating the facts. And the facts are that I don't question Senator Obama's patriotism. I'm sure that he's a very patriotic American. I question his judgment because he lacks experience and knowledge, and I question…

While Barack Obama took a premature victory lap today in the heart of Berlin, proclaiming himself a citizen of the world, John McCain continued to make his case to the American citizens who will decide this election.

My opponent, of course, is traveling in Europe and tomorrow his tour takes him to France. In a scene that Lance would recognize, a prong of adoring fans awaits Senator Obama in Paris. And that's just the American press.

The price of a gallon of milk just went over $4 a gallon when they said that -- that was the highest that she had ever seen it.

The President of the United States announced that we would be -- a week or so ago that we would be lifting the moratorium on offshore drilling. The price of oil dropped $10. We need to drill offshore.

He is in favor of an unconditional withdrawal. An unconditional withdrawal, my friends, without paying attention to the facts on the ground could lead to our failure.

We know that -- that Americans are sitting around in the kitchen table tonight figuring out whether they can keep their home or not.

Apparently, Senator Obama would rather lose a war in order to win a campaign.