I didn't say what I thought. I said what might happen. Are you unaware of the fact that national polls say people want out of Iraq and trust McCain more than Obama to handle the problem?

At what point did he agree with labeling the Iranian military unit a terrorist organization. Did he say that today.

From text of Obama's speech to AIPAC, June 4:

...And we should work with Europe, Japan and the Gulf states to find every avenue outside the UN to isolate the Iranian regime - from cutting off loan guarantees and expanding financial sanctions, to banning the export of refined petroleum to Iran, to boycotting firms associated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, which has rightly been labeled a terrorist organization....

Time's The Page:

Obama Camp Response to McCain’s AIPAC Speech

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

...Also, please find below the facts on Senator Obama’s position:

FACT CHECK

OBAMA HAS CONSISTENTLY URGED THAT IRAN’S REVOLUTIONARY GUARD BE LABELED WHAT IT IS: A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

Obama Cosponsored The Iran Counter-Proliferation Act, Which Would Designate The Iranian Revolutionary Guard As A Terrorist Organ, Prohibit Trade With Iran, Freeze Iranian Officials’ Assets, Help Combat Terrorist Financing. In 2007, Obama cosponsored legislation expressing the Senate of the Senate on a variety of existing and proposed sanctions against Iran and providing mechanisms to assure a supply of nuclear fuel for peaceful means. “This legislation urges the Administration to pursue measures in the international financial sector to restrict financing in Iran and encourages foreign state-owned entities to cease investment in Iran’s energy sector. It prohibits all imports from and exports to Iran. It forbids any action that would extend preferential trade treatment to Iran or that would lead to Iranian accession to the WTO. And it freezes assets of senior Iranian officials and their families…The bill prevents the United States from moving forward with a multi-billion dollar nuclear cooperation agreement with Moscow until the President certifies that Russia has suspended its nuclear assistance and the transfers of any conventional weapons and missiles to Iran…The Iran Counter-Proliferation Act also seeks to bring to light the names of companies that continue to feel it is appropriate to do business with the mullahs in Tehran. It requires the Administration to submit an annual report to Congress listing any foreign investments in Iran’s energy sector since January 1 of this year and a determination on whether such investment is sanctionable under the Iran Sanctions Act. And it requires a report listing companies with American operations, whether or not they are incorporated in the United States, which invest in Iran…This legislation will reduce our contributions to the World Bank by the percentage of total money the World Bank loans to entities in Iran…The Iran Counter-Proliferation Act calls on the Administration to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and to add it to the Treasury’s list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Funding is increased for the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to strengthen the Treasury’s efforts to combat unlawful or terrorist financing…This legislation designates $10 million in funding to enhance our friendship with the people of Iran by identifying young Iranians to visit the United States under U.S. exchange programs.” [S. 970, 110th Congress, Introduced 3/22/07; Congressional Record, 3/22/07]

Obama Spokesman: Obama Supports Designating The Revolutionary Guard As A Terrorist Organization And Said Obama Objected To Aggressive Passages In The Resolution. Politico.com reported, “Obama spokesman Bill Burton said Obama supports designating the Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization. He objects, Burton said, to another passage of the resolution, which finds that: The manner in which the United States transitions and structures its military presence in Iraq will have critical long-term consequences for the future of the Persian Gulf and the Middle East, in particular with regard to the capability of… Iran to pose a threat to the security of the region.” [Politico, 9/7/07 http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0907/Clarifying_Obamas_Iran_stance.html ]

OBAMA OPPOSED KYL-LIEBERMAN BECAUSE ITS LANGUAGE SAID THE US MILITARY IN IRAQ SHOULD BE USED TO COUNTER IRAN, WHILE IN FACT IT HAS STRENGTHENED IRAN

Campaign Statement: “Senator Obama Clearly Recognizes The Serious Threat Posed By Iran,” However, “He Thinks That Our Large Troop Presence In Iraq Has Served To Strengthen Iran - Not Weaken It.” The Obama campaign said in a statement, “Senator Obama clearly recognizes the serious threat posed by Iran. However, he does not agree with the President that the best way to counter that threat is to keep large numbers of troops in Iraq, and he does not think that now is the time for saber-rattling towards Iran. In fact, he thinks that our large troop presence in Iraq has served to strengthen Iran - not weaken it. He believes that diplomacy and economic pressure, such as the divestment bill that he has proposed, is the right way to pressure the Iranian regime. Accordingly, he would have opposed the Kyl-Lieberman amendment had he been able to vote today.” [Obama Press Release, 9/26/07 http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0907/Obama_No_on_KylLieberman.html ]

· Kyl-Lieberman Stated That The U.S. Military Presence In Iraq Will Have Long Term Consequences For The Future” Of The Middle East And “In Particular” Iran And That U.S. Military Instruments In Iraq Should Be Used To Support A Policy Of Rolling Back Iran’s Influence. “(b) Sense of Senate.–It is the sense of the Senate– (1) that the manner in which the United States transitions and structures its military presence in Iraq will have critical long-term consequences for the future of the Persian Gulf and the Middle East, in particular with regard to the capability of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to pose a threat to the security of the region, the prospects for democracy for the people of the region, and the health of the global economy; (3) that it should be the policy of the United States to combat, contain, and roll back the violent activities and destabilizing influence inside Iraq of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, its foreign facilitators such as Lebanese Hezbollah, and its indigenous Iraqi proxies; (4) to support the prudent and calibrated use of all instruments of United States national power in Iraq, including diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military instruments, in support of the policy described in paragraph (3) with respect to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxies.” [SA 3017 to SA 2011, 110th Congress, Introduced 9/26/07]

Obama: We Must Tighten Sanctions on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Because It Sponsors Terrorism, But This Must Be Done Separately From Checking Iranian Influence With the Military Presence in Iraq. Obama wrote in an op-ed, “I strongly differ with Sen. Hillary Clinton, who was the only Democratic presidential candidate to support this reckless amendment. We do need to tighten sanctions on the Iranian regime, particularly on Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which sponsors terrorism far beyond Iran’s borders. But this must be done separately from any unnecessary saber-rattling about checking Iranian influence with our ‘military presence in Iraq.’ Above all, it must be done through tough and direct diplomacy with Iran, which I have supported, and which Sen. Clinton has called “naive and irresponsible.” [Union Leader, 10/11/07]

Obama Said That Sanctions On The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Must Not Be Linked To Keeping Troops In Iraq Or Taking Military Action Against Iran. Obama said in a release, “It is important to have tough sanctions on Iran, particularly on the Iranian Revolutionary Guard which supports terrorism. But these sanctions must not be linked to any attempt to keep our troops in Iraq, or to take military action against Iran. Unfortunately, the Kyl-Lieberman amendment made the case for President Bush that we need to use our military presence in Iraq to counter Iran - a case that has nothing to do with sanctioning the Revolutionary Guard.” [Press Release, 10/25/07]

The Campaign Spot, National Revue Online:

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

BARACK OBAMA, JOHN MCCAIN

RNC, Lieberman, Cantor React to Obama's Pledge on Iran

Expect the big story coming out of AIPAC to be Obama's declaration that he thinks the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps ought to be designated a a terrorist organization... and how this balances with his vote against that exact designation less than a year ago....

I can agree with you on that one. By picking Condi, McCain establishes himself even more clearly as "Bush III" and at the same time manages to largely nullify any advantage from racist voters and at the same time divides his wingnut support along yet another axis. We can only hope he's that stupid.

I don't think they're going to pick Condi. Yes, she's one of their only rock stars, but she's no Cheney.

Not a chance. McCain's big problem is with the conservative side of his party. There is no way he is going to pick a woman or a person of color. He'll pick an uptight white guy like Mitt Romney.

You must be maddening in person - you are like the shuffled pages of Bartlett's Quotations.