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

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

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

I will always tell the American people the truth.

We need to question the world around us.

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

The war in Iraq should never have been fought.

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

I will begin to remove our troops from Iraq immediately.

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

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