Barack Obama

He would also include both public and private Iraqis, as well as U.N. representatives in a group that would help to plan for the country's governance, also to re-examine its constitution.

He says he would not have any permanent U.S. bases there but that he would keep some American troops in the country to protect U.S. embassies and personnel.

We cannot solve the problems of America if, every time somebody somewhere says something stupid, that everybody gets up in arms.

George Bush called this the ownership society, but what he really meant was, you're on your own society. If you lose your job, you're on your own. If you got lured in by deceptive mortgage practices, you're on your own. And John McCain…

I will take on anybody. If I have got the American people behind me, then I fear no man, and I fear no woman.

She doesn't believe in transparency and hasn't even released her earmarks, because -- just like she hasn't released her income tax returns.

On day one, I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden, as heavy as it is, but because it is the right thing to do.

I'm running for president because it's time to turn the page on a failed ideology.

I've got news for John McCain. He took us into a war along with George Bush that should have never been authorized.

Senator Clinton got it wrong.

On day one, I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden as heavy as it is. But because it is the right thing to do.

I'm running for president because it's time to turn the page on a failed ideology.

I've got news for John McCain. He took us into war, along with George Bush, that should have never been authorized.

When it came to making the most important foreign policy decision of our generation, the decision to invade Iraq, Senator Clinton got it wrong.

She called me and offered her the apologies, which I appreciated, but I also indicated that this is something that has to be investigated diligently and openly.

I believe in accountability.

We were told it wasn't going to count, and so we didn't campaign there. In fact, my name wasn't on the ballot in Michigan. But I think it's important to make sure that the people of Michigan and the people of Florida, that their delegates…

The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person, who, you know, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know, you know, there's a reaction that's…

On day one, I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden as heavy as it is. But because it is the right thing to do.

I'm running for president because it's time to turn the page on a failed ideology.

I've got news for John McCain. He took us into war, along with George Bush, that should have never been authorized.

When it came to making the most important foreign policy decision of our generation, the decision to invade Iraq, Senator Clinton got it wrong.

I have been consistent throughout about what my plans would be. What I've also said is that I will always listen to the commanders on the ground in terms of the pace of the withdrawal because I care about the safety and the security of our…

The belief that America is constantly changing and constantly improving, and we will never be perfect, but we can -- we can move in the direction of perfecting our union.

I don't think so. But what I do think is that we have come to use patriotism as a cudgel in politics.