Barack Obama actually said...

Engaging in tough diplomacy is not a sign of weakness; it's a sign of strength.

Iraqis want an aspirational time table with a clear date for the redeployment of American combat troops.

We’ve got to have a clear strategic vision that uses all of our power, our economic power, our diplomatic power, our intellectual power as w...

Maliki stated his hope that U.S. combat forces could be out of Iraq in 2010.