"For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three."
Barack Obama on Sunday, July 20th, 2008 in Afghanistan >>Details
Obama worked with "Sen. Dick Lugar, a Republican, to help lock down loose nuclear weapons."
Barack Obama on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details
Barack Obama "extended health care for wounded troops who’d been neglected."
Barack Obama on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details
John McCain "is one of the few senators of either party who oppose this bill (to expand education aid for veterans) because he thinks it's too generous."
Barack Obama on Monday, May 12th, 2008 in Charleston, W.V. >>Details
"NATO hasn’t provided enough troops (in Afghanistan) because they are still angry about us going into Iraq."
Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 in Cape Girardeau, Miss. >>Details
Says he passed a bill to stop a military requirement that wounded soldiers pay for meals and phone calls.
Barack Obama on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas >>Details
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