Candidates views on Iraqi war

There are many smaller sub title issues dealing with the Iraq war. The candidates running for presidency, Barack Obama and John McCain have some similar and some different views on these topics. Their views on some of these topics are as follows:

- Opposing the invasion of Iraq: Obama opposed the war from the beginning saying that it was going to hurt our economy, and country very badly. He believed that we should concentrate our attack only on the al qaeda that attacked the united states. On the other hand McCain supported Bush 100%, he agreed that we should go to war, and that the war will be quick and easy. 

- Ending the War- Obama says that he has a plan that will end the war in 16 months, and that he will work with the Iraqi leaders in coming to a good closing. McCain so far has not proposed any plans to withdraw U.S. troops from the middle east. 

In addition the USA Today website also summarizes the candidates view on the war:

       John McCain: He believe that pulling out troops from Iraq will have very bad consequences, and believes that we should send in more troops to take more control. He believe that Bush had the right goals in mind but went about doing it the wrong way. 

       Barack Obama: He voted for the Levin- Reed amendment, believes that we should gradually pull out U.S. troops from Iraq in four to six months. He also believe that the Iraqi forces should be trained more effectively. He also calls for new diplomacy with Syria and Iran. 

I believe that Barack Obama's views on the war are very well supported. He says that he will withdraw all troops, but will leave a force to guard the U.S. embassy and "a counter-terrorism force to strike al Qaeda if it forms a base that the Iraqis cannot destroy."

I found that McCain attacks Obamas past relationship with Mr. Ayers. He tries to appeal to the peoples emotions trying to make them think that they should be scared to elect Obama, since Ayers is considered a terrorist. Over all the candidates use a lot of facts in their arguments, a lot of data and statistics. 

I would ask McCain:

 - What is the point of keeping and adding more troops to Iraq?

 - Why is it that you attack Obama on his past and not on his views on topics?

An organization that i found really interesting is Bring Them Home Now. As the name states it is an organization dedicated to bringing back the soldiers from Iraq. It is a site that gives a voice to the soldiers, their families and anyone against the war. It was started in 2003, and has been running ever since with the help of volunteers and donors. If you are interested in finding out more about this organization you can visit BringThemHomeNow.org.