In his first public appearance after his whirlwind overseas trip, Sen. Barack Obama on Sunday praised U.S. troops for reducing violence in Iraq, warned of worsening conditions in Afghanistan and said other nations were eager to see the United States work with them on mutual issues.
It is crucial, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee said, "that we project ourselves on the world stage with a sense of humility and a sense that we are listening. . . . We are very clear about our own interests, but not so clear about other people's interests."
Obama reiterated that he would have voted against the troop "surge" in Iraq even knowing that many, including McCain, credited it with the recent reduction in violence. "It is fascinating to me to hear you guys reemphasize this over and over again," he said. "I have not heard yet somebody ask John McCain whether his vote to go into Iraq was a mistake."
Earlier Sunday, in an appearance on NBC's "Meet the Press," Obama acknowledged that he had failed to anticipate the sharp decline in attacks in Iraq, but he contended that President Bush and McCain had made the same mistake.
Credit to George W. Bush, Republicans, and military commanders in Iraq? Nope. Not going to get one ounce of credit for that.
Critical from the sidelines, even when you yourself didn't get the pressure to vote for or against the war to begin with? Yep, you'll get plenty of that.
Travis
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