04/20/2011
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"George Bush and John McCain don't have a strategy for success in Iraq; they have a strategy for staying in Iraq."
"I am absolutely convinced that, strategically, it is time for us to bring this war to an end."
"It is a huge disaster. We've got 7,000 foreclosures a day. If we had implemented some simple reforms around Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, if we had had some serious efforts to curb predatory lending, a ..."
"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..."