“What I am opposed to is a dumb war”:

[jrittenhouse]

I know that there are people out there who have a bunch of questions about Obama’s stance on the military and the war.  I decided to look up his initial statement in 2002 as an Illinois State Senator - a speech where he said what his feelings about war and the military were.

I work about a block from where this was given, and I wished that I’d

Comments

[shelleybear]

Please, let him win.
If there is anyone who can convince the American people that spilling fresh blood DOES NOT wash away that which has already been spilled, it's him.

[raven_ap_morgan]

Thank you for reprinting that. I knew that Obama was opposed to the war since Bush first waged it and Obama was still an Illinois State Senator, but I had not seen that particular speech. As he often does, Obama hits the nail on the head.

Raven