Barack Obama actually said...

"Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain attacking each other's proposals for dealing with Iraq and keeping Americans safe."

"It should have been apparent to President Bush and Senator McCain, the central front in the war on terror is not Iraq, and it never was."

"For weeks now, Senator McCain has argued that the gains of the surge mean that I should change my commitment to end the war. But this argument misconstrues what is necessary to succeed in Iraq, and st..."

"I am absolutely convinced that, strategically, it is time for us to bring this war to an end."