Barack Obama actually said...

Barack Obama has been arguing all along we should have direct diplomacy with no preconditions.

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.

The greatest threat to that security lies in the tribal regions of Pakistan where terrorists train and insurgents strike in Afghanistan.

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