Muscatine

Nedl,

Let me refresh your memory.  The Iraqi people did not ask us to "help" them initiate democracy in their nation.  There were  NO...I repeat NO...weapons of mass destruction.  This war was a horrible idea from day one.  Go after BinLaden?  sure. Invade Iraq because the genius Bush had a gut feeling Saddam Hussein had WMDs?  Just stupid.  But hey, that's Bush for you!

The difference between Obama and McCain on the war is that Obama opposed it from the beginning.  McCain supported the war, then once there, voted not to support it financially.  Obama, while opposed to the war all along, realized that once we put our sons, daughters, husbands and wives in harm's way, it was our duty to make sure they had the funds they need to be as well protected as possible.  McCain helped send them there, then voted to financially abandon them.  Obama didn't want them there to begin with, but realized once we were actually in this misguided war, we owed it to our soldiers to see that they were taken care of.

And to "put the USA at the mercy of every thug nation out there" is just you and every other Republican trying to play on the fears of the American people.  It's shameful, it really is.  Pathetic that the GOP will resort to trying to scare the citizens of this country into supporting another Bush puppy dog.

Hey, stay dry this weekend.  Ya know I love ya Nedl, you're just so far right I can barely see ya from here! 

May I refresh your memeory, lil? Obama voted to not support a troop funding bill in 2007...because it lacked a timetable for troop withdarawl.

At least post some truth once in a while when attacking the GOP.

I did not say he supported every funding bill, but he voted TEN TIMES for funding, and only one against.  Way better than McCain's record on this.  And BB, before you accuse me of lying, check your facts.  I did.

Obama's Votes for Troop Funding

Within four months of being sworn in as a U.S. senator, Obama - in lock-step with fellow Senate Democrats - began a string of votes in favor of war-funding bills. 

2005: Obama voted for Senate passage (Vote 109, April 21) of an emergency supplemental appropriations bill, which passed 99 to 0. He also voted for the final House-Senate compromise version of the same legislation (Vote 117, May 10), which passed 100 to 0.

Later that year additional war funds were contained in the regular Pentagon appropriations bill. Obama voted for the Senate version (Vote 254, Oct. 7), which passed 97 to 0 and also for the final compromise (Vote 366, Dec. 21), which passed 93 to 0.

2006: Obama supported another emergency supplemental appropriations bill, which included war funding and much else, voting for a cloture motion to end debate and schedule a vote (Vote 103, May 2). The measure passed 92 to 4, with four Democrats opposed for reasons other than war funding. He then voted for Senate passage (Vote 112, May 4). The bill was approved by a vote of 77 to 21, with only Republican opposed, and finally, Obama voted for the final House-Senate compromise version (Vote 117, June 15), which passed 98 to 1, with a single Republican voting against it.

Later in 2006, Obama supported the regular Pentagon appropriations bill, which included $50 billion in "contingency funding" intended for the first six months of war funding. He voted for Senate passage of that bill (Vote 239, Sept. 7), which passed 98 to 0, and also for the House-Senate compromise version (Vote 261, Sept. 29) which passed 100 to 0.

2007: Obama's final vote for troop funding (Vote 147, April 26) was for an emergency supplemental appropriation that also included a call for withdrawal from Iraq. Obama issued a news release at the time, saying: "We must fund our troops. But we owe them something more. ... With my vote today, I am saying to the President that enough is enough." The measure passed 51 to 46 and was vetoed.