Barack Obama actually said...

"The overall strategy has failed, because we have not seen any change in behavior among Iraq's political leaders. And that is the essence of what we should be trying to do in Iraq. That's why I'm going..."

"He's still not where some of his supporters would like him to be."

"Many say he found his mojo. He was fired up. He made an impassioned speech over the weekend."

"It's sort of unnatural for him to be directly attacking a fellow Democrat."