Obama in Iowa: War must end if we are to effectively address domestic issues

[BeyondGeography]

<Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Saturday it will be difficult to make progress on important domestic issues until the Iraq war has ended.

The Illinois senator cited health care, education and other concerns and said most Democratic candidates have similar goals, with differences only in the details.

"None of these things we are going to be able to do effectively until we bring this war in Iraq to a close," Obama told about 2,000 people in a town hall-style meeting.>

<..."We've got a war that should never have been authorized and should never have been waged," Obama said. "It's a war that's left us less safe and damaged our standing in the world and it's a war we need to end."

Obama said he is pushing legislation for a gradual troop withdrawal.

"There is no military solution to the problems in Iraq," he said. "There are political problems between the warring factions there.">

http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/03/31/ap3570749.html

[Ethelk2044]

1. He is Right

We keep putting more funding in the war and not taking care of the home front.

[laugle]

2. Yeah, that's nice.....but what is his plan?? Tell us something we don't know?? nt

[BeyondGeography]

3. No permanent (and costly) bases in Iraq, for starters

unlike your pro-IWR candidate.

https://ssl.tnr.com/p/docsub.mhtml?i=w070326&s=judis033007