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

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…

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…

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

I want the Michigan delegation and the Florida delegation to be seated. And however the Democratic National Committee determines we can get that done, I'm happy to abide by those rules.

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 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…

What I've said is that our strategy continues to be a failed strategy. No one has answered the question as to how this operation in Iraq that has now lasted five years, will have cost us more than $1 trillion and thousands of lives, how…

Well, you know, my sense is, is that, sooner or later, it was going to come up. I wish it could have come up in a calmer way. I think it, nevertheless, serves a purpose. And, hopefully, the American people will benefit from the debate.