Barack Obama

No more failures to plan, to communicate down the chain of command, or to reset the equipment that we've left in Iraq.

Torture is how you create enemies, not how you defeat them.

I know. He's outraged too about Blackwater.

Senator Clinton has been effective in trying to blur the distinctions.

I am not a perfect man and I won't be a perfect President.

This is a choice that has emerged in this campaign, one that the American people need to understand.

The American people are not the problem in this country - they are the answer.

There is no military solution in Iraq, and there never was.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war.

The war in Iraq should never have been fought.

If you want conventional Washington thinking, I'm not your man.

We must be willing to acknowledge our failings, not just trumpet our victories.

I will begin to remove our troops from Iraq immediately.

We cannot win a fight for hearts and minds when we outsource critical missions to unaccountable contractors.

I will always tell the American people the truth.

We need to question the world around us.

This campaign has to be about all of us-and every conversation you have today, every door you knock on, brings us one step closer to the America we want to live in.

Change in this country has always come from the bottom up.

I have the experience America needs-the ability to bring people together, stand up to the special interests, and tell the truth to the American people on the major issues we face, from Iraq to Social Security.

This campaign has to be about all of us—and every conversation you have today, every door you knock on, brings us one step closer to the America we want to live in.

I may not have the experience Washington likes, but I have the experience America needs—the ability to bring people together, stand up to the special interests, and tell the truth to the American people on the major issues we face, from…

Be strong and have courage in the face of injustice.

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

It will take a movement to ensure that every young person gets the chance that Howard gave all of you.

The most important thing I'll do is call on you every day to take a risk and do your part to carry this movement forward.