01/12/2012
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"I think what's happened is that the McCain campaign primed the pump with the press to suggest that somehow we were changing our policy when we hadn't."
"That I would bring our troops home at a pace of one to two brigades per month and at that pace we would have our combat troops out in 16 months. That position has not changed. I have not equivocated o..."
"When I go to Iraq and I have a chance to talk to some of the commanders on the ground, I'm sure I'll have more information and we'll continue to refine my policies."
"Has his call for withdrawal suddenly changed? McCain campaign says yes. Obama says no but had to give two press conferences today to clarify his position."