What about Iraq, Mr President?

If Barack Obama had not stood up and opposed the expected Iraq war at a rally in Chicago in late 2002, it is highly unlikely he would have developed the momentum to challenge Hilary Clinton for the Democratic nomination.

His anti-war stance was crucial to establishing his popularity with the liberal base. And his promise to bring the troops home in 16 months always garnered loud roars of approval on the campaign trail. More...

See also:

1. Abu Ghraib: Lynndie England talks...
2. Iraq: six years of carnage ... for what?
3. Obama Iraq troop withdrawal; just playing around with words?
4. Obama: U.S. troops may be out of Iraq in 16 months...