(McCain) says "we can't have ... timelines to draw down our troops from Iraq."
Joe Biden on Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 in Denver >>Details
The Bush administration's latest plans for troop withdrawal from Iraq by 2011 are "more or less the same time frame I announced two years ago."
Barack Obama on Thursday, August 21st, 2008 in Chester, Va. >>Details
"Sen. McCain was already turning his sights to Iraq just days after 9/11, and he became a leading supporter of an invasion and occupation of (Iraq)."
Barack Obama on Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 in Orlando, Fla. >>Details
On a timetable to withdraw from Iraq.
Barack Obama on Monday, August 4th, 2008 in flip-o-meter >>Details
"First, he (Obama) opposed the surge. Then he confidently predicted that it would fail. Then he tried to prevent funding for the troops who carried out the surge."
John McCain on Monday, August 11th, 2008 in a speech in Las Vegas >>Details
"Sen. McCain would occupy Iraq indefinitely, against their wishes."
VoteVets.org on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 in a TV ad >>Details
Says Obama flip-flopped on withdrawing troops from Iraq.
Let Freedom Ring on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 in a TV ad airing on cable networks such as Fox and MTV. >>Details
Obama "hasn't been to Iraq in years."
John McCain on Friday, July 18th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details
John McCain has given erratic and inconsistent answers on when troops should return from Iraq.
The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 in in an ad on the Internet >>Details
Barack Obama has "reversed" on his commitment "to begin withdrawing American troops from Iraq immediately."
John McCain on Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 in in an e-mail message from campaign spokesman Brian Rogers. >>Details
"Our National Guard, as we saw in the Midwest flooding, can't function as effectively as it could. I was talking to National Guard representatives. Fifteen of their 17 helicopters in this region were overseas during the flooding."
Barack Obama on Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 in Chicago >>Details
John McCain has changed position on invading Iraq.
Joe Biden on Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 in a television interview >>Details
"Casualties and deaths are at (their) lowest point since literally the beginning" of the war.
John McCain on Monday, June 2nd, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Nashville, Tenn. >>Details
When the United States invaded Iraq, Saddam Hussein wanted to acquire weapons of mass destruction, and "he said so himself after his capture."
John McCain on Wednesday, June 4th, 2008 in St. Petersburg, Fla. >>Details
"We have drawn down to presurge levels. Basra, Mosul and now Sadr City are quiet and it's long and it's tough and there will be setbacks."
John McCain on Thursday, May 29th, 2008 in Greensdale, Wis. >>Details
"Sen. Obama has been to Iraq once."
John McCain on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 in a town hall meeting in Reno, Nev. >>Details
"I actually started criticizing the war in Iraq before (Obama) did."
Hillary Clinton on Saturday, April 5th, 2008 in Eugene, Ore. >>Details
"Iraq is costing each household about $100 a month."
Barack Obama on Thursday, March 20th, 2008 in a speech in Charleston, W.Va. >>Details
It's "common knowledge" that al-Qaida is receiving training from Iran.
John McCain on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 in Amman, Jordan >>Details
John McCain and George W. Bush want to spend "a trillion dollars in Iraq over the next 10 years."
Campaign to Defend America on Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 in a television ad >>Details
Obama says Clinton in 2002 suggested there was a connection between al-Qaida and the Iraqi government.
Barack Obama on Tuesday, March 11th, 2008 in an interview on MSNBC's Hardball. >>Details
"John McCain says it's okay with him if the U.S. spends the next thousand years in Iraq."
VoteVets.org on Monday, February 25th, 2008 in a television ad. >>Details
"We are bogged down in a war that John McCain now suggests might go on for another 100 years."
Barack Obama on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland, Ohio. >>Details
Says Clinton did not read the National Intelligence Estimate before voting for the Iraq war.
Barack Obama on Saturday, March 1st, 2008 in a speech in Westerville, Ohio >>Details
Barack Obama said in 2004 "that he basically agreed with the way George Bush was conducting the war."
Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio >>Details
The DNC says McCain flip-flopped on whether the Iraq War would be easy.
The Democratic National Committee on Thursday, February 14th, 2008 in a Web video. >>Details
"One man sacrificed for his country. One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth. One man stands up to the special interests."
John McCain on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 in a TV ad airing in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland >>Details
"George Bush sent people to war without body armor."
Hillary Clinton on Thursday, January 31st, 2008 in a debate in Los Angeles >>Details
Hillary Clinton "agreed with (John McCain) on voting for the war in Iraq."
Barack Obama on Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 in Denver >>Details
Mitt Romney wants "to set a date for withdrawal" from Iraq.
John McCain on Saturday, January 26th, 2008 in Fort Myers, Fla. >>Details
"You know, Sen. McCain said the other day that we might have troops (in Iraq) for 100 years..."
Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 in a debate in Las Vegas. >>Details
Barack Obama "said in 2004 there was no difference between (Obama) and George Bush on the war."
Bill Clinton on Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 in Dartmouth, N.H. >>Details
"I supported (the surge), I argued for it. I'm the only one on this stage that did."
John McCain on Thursday, January 10th, 2008 in a debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C. >>Details
"I supported the surge when you didn't."
Mike Huckabee on Saturday, January 5th, 2008 in a debate in Manchester, N.H. >>Details
"Sixty-five percent of the Iraqi people now say it's okay to shoot an American soldier."
Bill Richardson on Thursday, November 15th, 2007 in a debate in Las Vegas >>Details
"He was a member of the Iraq Study Group and was either fired or quit from a very important commission that was trying to figure out the way forward in Iraq."
John McCain on Monday, November 26th, 2007 in Interview on Fox News >>Details
"Three out of the 18 benchmarks of the (GAO) have been fulfilled. Even among Republican math, that is a failing grade."
Bill Richardson on Thursday, November 15th, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nev. >>Details
"First, he was in favor of my plan, now he's attacking it."
Joe Biden on Friday, October 12th, 2007 in >>Details
"First, he said he would take all of our troops out in six months, and now he acknowledges it would take a year."
Joe Biden on Friday, October 12th, 2007 in >>Details
"First, he said he would leave residual forces in Iraq, and now he says he wouldn’t."
Joe Biden on Friday, October 12th, 2007 in >>Details
"The Iraq Study Group reported that (Saddam Hussein) had designs on reviving his nuclear program."
Fred Thompson on Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 in a debate in Dearborn, Mich. >>Details
"McCain Trying to Have it Both Ways on Iraq"
The Democratic National Committee on Wednesday, October 3rd, 2007 in a news release >>Details
"One man opposed a flawed strategy in Iraq. One man had the courage to call for change. One man didn't play politics with the truth."
John McCain on Monday, October 1st, 2007 in a TV ad >>Details
"I opposed this war from the beginning. I opposed the war in 2002. I opposed the war in 2003. I opposed it in 2004 and 2005 and 2006."
Barack Obama on Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 in Clinton, Iowa >>Details
"Bill Richardson is the only major Democratic candidate with a plan to withdraw all American troops from Iraq. All of the other major Democratic candidates support leaving American troops in Iraq indefinitely."
Bill Richardson on Tuesday, September 25th, 2007 in >>Details
"Obama Skips Out On Condemning Left-Wing Attacks On Gen. Petraeus Despite Casting Other 'Important Votes' Earlier And Later In The Day."
Republican National Committee on Friday, September 21st, 2007 in >>Details
"And it's going to be difficult for us to do this as long as we're spending $275 million a day on a war that should have never been authorized..."
Barack Obama on Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 in Washington, DC. >>Details
"21-million Americans could have a four-year college scholarship for the money we've squandered in Iraq. 7.6-million teachers could have been hired last year if we weren’t squandering this money."
Mike Gravel on Thursday, June 28th, 2007 in Washington, DC. >>Details
"We've lost over 5,000 Americans over there in Afghanistan, in Iraq, and plus the civilians killed."
Ron Paul on Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 in a debate in Durham, N.H. >>Details
"Joe Biden is the only candidate with a plan to get us out of Iraq and keep us out."
Joe Biden on Friday, September 14th, 2007 in a television ad. >>Details
Sen. Clinton said “the surge of troops in Iraq was ‘working.’ Now.... Sen. Clinton says the surge ‘has failed’ and that we should ‘begin the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops.’”
John McCain on Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 in a news release >>Details
“I’m the first person who really took up the issue of the war. Four years ago I said that there was no proof that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, and, actually... did an analysis which disproved the cause for the war.”
Dennis Kucinich on Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 in Washington, DC >>Details
"You know we can't just pull out now... The truth of the matter is: If we started today, it would take one year, one year to get 160,000 troops physically out of Iraq, logistically."
Joe Biden on Thursday, August 23rd, 2007 in CNN/YouTube debate in Charleston, S.C. >>Details
Barack Obama supported keeping troops in Iraq, but now he wants a "precipitous withdrawal" regardless of "conditions on the ground" or "consequences of a defeat for the United States," an RNC radio ad.
Republican National Committee on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 in a radio ad. >>Details
Hillary Clinton was against setting a deadline for withdrawal, but now she wants a "precipitous withdrawal" regardless of "conditions on the ground" or "consequences of a defeat for the United States," an RNC radio ad.
Republican National Committee on Sunday, July 22nd, 2007 in a radio ad. >>Details
"Roadside bombs are responsible for 70 percent of casualties in Iraq and these new mine-resistant vehicles can reduce those casualties by two-thirds."
Joe Biden on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 in a news release. >>Details
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have changed their positions (on the Iraq war withdrawal) to follow Chris Dodd."
Chris Dodd on Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 in a TV ad. >>Details
“I’m for a three-state political solution in Iraq. (Romney) is not.”
Sam Brownback on Friday, June 8th, 2007 in >>Details
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