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Completely opposite of McCain and Clinton, Obama opposed the use of military force in Iraq from the start (The Candidates on Iraq, 2008; Iraq, n.d.; Elections, barack-obama, n.d.). At the time, he commented that he was okay with some wars; just not “a dumb war.” He prophesied that even a victorious war would last an unknown amount of time, cost an unknown amount of money, and have many unknown penalties (Presidential, Barack Obama, n.d.). He voted in favor of the war spending bill and supports phased redeployment of U.S. troops. He was also against Bush’s plan of sending additional troops to Iraq, and at one point called for troops to be withdrawn starting at the end of 2006 (Iraq, n.d.). In September 2007, he released a plan that would completely redeploy all U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of 2009 (The Candidates on Iraq, 2008).
