Oh.. This Is Gonna Get Ugly... Abroad, Here At Home, And Here...

[Cali_Democrat]

13. He was against the Iraq war.

But being against one war doesn't necesserily make one anti-war.

Obama wanted to increase troops in Afghanistan.

Hardly an anti-war stance.

Obama calls situation in Afghanistan 'urgent'

KABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama said Sunday that United States needs to focus on Afghanistan in its battle against terrorism.
"I think one of the biggest mistakes we've made strategically after 9/11 was to fail to finish the job here, focus our attention here. We got distracted by Iraq," he said.

Obama said troop levels must increase in Afghanistan.
"For at least a year now, I have called for two additional brigades, perhaps three," he told CBS. "I think it's very important that we unify command more effectively to coordinate our military activities. But military alone is not going to be enough."

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/20/obama.afghanistan/