Then there was the troop surge: Nobody pushed harder for sending additional troops than McCain. Obama didn't just oppose the surge, he proposed the opposite, calling for the withdrawal of troops.
But in a September 2008 interview with Bill O'Reilly, Obama acknowledged that the surge had worked.
"I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated," Obama said. "I've already said it's succeeded beyond our wildest dreams."
Another difference lies in the candidates' vision for the war. McCain says he'll withdraw troops, but only if security continues to improve.
"If you set a date for withdrawal, regardless of conditions on the ground, then chaos, genocide results," McCain said.
Iraq War: Where the Candidates Stand
Then there was the troop surge: Nobody pushed harder for sending additional troops than McCain. Obama didn't just oppose the surge, he proposed the opposite, calling for the withdrawal of troops.
But in a September 2008 interview with Bill O'Reilly, Obama acknowledged that the surge had worked.
"I think that the surge has succeeded in ways that nobody anticipated," Obama said. "I've already said it's succeeded beyond our wildest dreams."
Another difference lies in the candidates' vision for the war. McCain says he'll withdraw troops, but only if security continues to improve.
"If you set a date for withdrawal, regardless of conditions on the ground, then chaos, genocide results," McCain said.
