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Dems Assail McCain on War

Obama would defy Petraeus to withdraw; DNC ads knock Mac's '100 years' in Iraq

By Caroline Zimmerman,  Newser User

Posted Apr 27, 2008 4:33 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Barack Obama and John McCain clashed over Iraq today, as the DNC readies an ad campaign criticizing McCain's now-infamous remark about keeping troops in Iraq for 100 years. In a Fox News interview, Obama pledged to withdraw troops from Iraq even if Gen. David Petraeus advised against it. But the McCain camp says Obama's leadership "can't deliver."

"It would be stupid of me to ignore" Petraeus, said Obama, but keeping troops in Iraq  "would put our foreign policy on thin ice." Meanwhile, McCain already cleared up his "100 years" comment to mean non-combat troops. But the Democrats "don't think we ought to be in Iraq for a hundred years under any circumstances," Howard Dean told "Meet the Press" today.

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens as Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker testify about the future course of the war in Iraq in this Sept. 11, 2007 file photo.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., listens as Gen. David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker testify about the future course of the war in Iraq in this Sept. 11, 2007 file photo.   (Associated Press)
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., during a television ad. A reader-submitted question related to campaign advertisements is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called Ask AP.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., during a television ad. A reader-submitted question related to campaign advertisements is being answered as part of an Associated Press Q&A column called "Ask AP."   (Associated Press)
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivers a speech at the National World War I Museum Monday, April 7, 2008 in Kansas City, Mo.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., delivers a speech at the National World War I Museum Monday, April 7, 2008 in Kansas City, Mo.   (Associated Press)
In this April 22, 2008, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives in Vienna, Ohio, en route to a campaign events in Youngstown, Ohio.
In this April 22, 2008, file photo, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., arrives in Vienna, Ohio, en route to a campaign events in Youngstown, Ohio.   (Associated Press)
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