Obama delivers a "major foreign policy address" later today. Unlike Bush and McCain, Obama is actually aware of the toll the Iraq war is taking on the United States, our position in the world and the safety of the country -- oh, also our tanking economy. Of course, being honest about our situation doesn't please the pundits:
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Tuesday a "single-minded" focus on Iraq was distracting the United States from other threats and he renewed his vow to end the war.Does John McCain even know we're in a war in Afghanistan?
"This war diminishes our security, our standing in the world, our military, our economy, and the resources that we need to confront the challenges of the 21st century," Obama said in excerpts of a speech to be delivered later on Tuesday.
"By any measure, our single-minded and open-ended focus on Iraq is not a sound strategy for keeping America safe," he said.
Obama, who has been accused by his Republican rival John McCain of shifting positions on Iraq, is seeking to lay out his views on the war ahead of a planned trip to Afghanistan and Iraq soon.
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