Senator Obama was never asked to vote on the deployment in Iraq because he wasn't in the senate at the time. He may or may not have commented from the cheap seats depending on who he was talking to. He would not have been presented with any classified material or security briefings as senators at the time would have been. He has voted to continue the war in Iraq several times since becoming a senator and so his comments now can only be seen as politically motivated and very close to down right fabrications. His acusation against senator Clinton and every other Us senator at the time should be retracted ans his media spokesperson who made them should resign. The Obama campaign needs to hang their heads in shame over this one. Reprehensible doesn't even begin to describe it.

Shame on Obama and his campaign for trying to capitalize on the assasination events of today. I cant beleive they blame Clinton for Bhutto's death. They give ignorance and crudeness a bad name. Instead of throwing mud at Clinton for an assasination which has nothing to do with her, why not formulate some foreign policy of their own. Oh, thats right, you have no experience in that field so its easier to deflect your lack of experience by placeing blame on Hillary Clinton. While your comeing up with some foreign policy experience, how about comeing up with an appology to Hillary Clinton and the world for exploiting a horrible situation for political gain. Shame on you Obama, shame, shame!

It seems to me that Biden, Richardson, Dodd, and Clinton are more experienced at at talking about their experience but when it comes to telling the American people what those experiences are. They seem to draw blank. I am frankly tired of hearing it. Experience gives you good judgment, otherwise what good is experience in the first place? It get the sense that they said it so much that other people started to believe it. The Iraq War vote, just a mistake, experience has nothing to do with it. Right? The China Trade deal, NAFTA, illegal immigration,social security? Where was their experience to recognize these problems before it was in our conscientiousness? Was it after deciding to run for president after 10 to 30 years of experience?

Obama is sooooooooooooooooooo full of himself .... get real ... who in the heck is supporting this guy other than a bunch of confused republicans and celebrites??

What's the debate? Really? Rhetoric is one thing and yes, Senator Obama voted against the original Iraq invasion. He reminds us of this every day. It's funny in a sick and sad way, he is often touted as a visonary because he did this, but Dennis Kucinich did this and most people don't know who he is. More, unlike Obama, Kucincih has voted against ongoing funding of the Iraq occupation, justly and wants to bring trroops out in 90 days and put a peacekeeping mission in right away. Kucinich also encouraged all other Senators and Rep's to vote with him against the Iraq invasion and then gave ALL of them copies of summarized counter research that demonstrated that there was NO basis to invade Iraq. Hence, Clinton, Dodd, Edwards, Biden and Richardson cannot say that they were completely mislead. Sadly, they knew alot more than they put off, even tho this administration certainly did every thing it could do to stifle debate. Unfortunately, thje first Iraq vote to me is where it largely ended for Obama as he has continued to vote for ongoing funding of Iraq like all of the candidates again, except Kucinich.

Furthermore, I wish to add, I wish some of you people would do some research before posting comments. Barack has not been in the U.S.Senate 10 years (Kat), nor was he there when the bill to authorize military force in Iraq was presented for vote.(Dogface). As to his campaign playing on the death of Bhutto, nothing could be farther from the truth. Axelrod merely pointed out in answer to a question about Hillary's foreign policy experience, that had she and other's possibly considered Barack's proposal of going after Al Quaeda and Bin Ladin in Pakistan, this tragedy may possibly not have happened. However this death pales in comparison to the tragedy that has been carried out since the invasion of Iraq. Perhaps it will now cause the administration to do as Barack suggested and root out these evil people and hopefully with the aid of our supposed ally Pervez Musharraf. You people are selling yourselves short about what this man knows of foreign policy and his wisdom. He has had one of the best mentor's in political history, Republican Dick Lugar, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, and has even co-authored legislation with Lugar.

I can see Barack Hussein Obama losing the nomination and thats inevitable! That will be good for him tho, he can go back to the Senate and continue learning from his mentor the Republican Senator Lugar and really try to work hard as senator and get some experience. He needs to prove to all he is really a good US Senator, debate, pass laws and build his credentials, tho that will be to boring for him...well he can always go back to Illinois or ask Oprah to launch his talk show to compete with Dr. Phil and make millions of dollars. Ha ha

You're right gc, Obama didn't vote on the Iraq invasion. I misspoke. However, I guess I thought he had voted on the Iraq invasion as he insinuates that he has always been so opposed to the invasion. Of course, meanwhile he has continued to vote to fund the illegal occupation of Iraq. In many ways, I find Obama to be a very positive addition to the Democratic party. However, I also find him non-commital and he is not specific about how he will change the American government. In the same breath, he also can't wait to slam Cheney for being the corrupt war monger that he is and Obama reminds us again and again that his expertise is in constitutional law. However, he doesn't recognize that he vowed to protect the constitution when he was swore in and given the strong evidence it is not his place, or others like Nancy Pelosi to avoid discussing impeachment of Cheney as I have heard him do a few times now. What's refreshing about another go with the flow politician? I was quite unimpressed by his lack of virtue on this issue. More, as far as foreign policy and the NAFTA and WTO treaties, Obama says he will "look at" these things, while Kucinich has already went on the record that he will "repeal" these agreements that hurt America. Don't you think we need some one courageous and with vision and conviction, instead of someone who looks good and sounds good and hits all of the right buzzwords. Personally, although I would gamble that Obama would do a pretty good at President, I don't think we can risk yet another 4 to 8 years of less than significant change. I know where Dennis Kucincih stands. He votes the same way he talks.

Obama should go back to Illinois, I am getting tired of how much press a real inexperienced, untested leader with not records in anything really trying to be the President. We already elected a "nice," "Washington outsider," "Uniter not a divider," etc.etc man and look what he got us into. We should not make the same mistake with another inexperienced person like we did with Bush. I have to give credit to Obama oratorical skills but those along are not enough quality to be a President. Enough of Obama and the big press should stop giving him all that unbalanced free coverage. He doesn't deserves it.

Stop whinning about the so called "executive" experience Hillary Clinton doesn't have in foreign affairs. If her experience was so vast, then she should release the white house papers to validate her experience. Futhermore, she's an established politican who has upheld the business as usual policy and will continue to spoon feed the American people just enought to appear she's doing a good job. And lets not forget the special interests will continue to run the country and the White House. Go figure, why people want to support Hillary Clinton? She voted for the Iraq war because it was politically correct? And now blames Bush for her vote! Go figure...As a senator, what bill has she authored since fighting for the American people for 35 years? Wake up people, we need change, someone who will think out of the box, and someone who welcomes accountability to the American people. If you vote for Hillary Clinton, then you continue the INSANTITY and madness to do business as usual!

Obama has a much superior understanding of Middle East issues to the other candidates. He was right on Iraq in calling it a dumb war from the start. He was right on Iran in criticizing the Kyl/Lieberman bill that could lead to World War III. He was right about letting Pakistan know that they cannot shield Bin Laden - since Bin Laden is the real issue. And, he was right in pointing out that his early upbringing in Indonesia contributes to his foreign policy acumen. Obama's multiculturalism is exactly what America desperately needs. His brain power was also shown in his graduating first in his class at Harvard. Hillary's record is the exact opposite of Obama's, as she gets everything important wrong, while he gets them all right. Failure might as well be her middle name. She might be a bit senile. It's a shame that we have to wait until 2009 to get Obama as president.

Hello! Don't make this election about foreign policy alone. Yes - it's bad that Bhutto got assassinated but we've got problems in our own country and its about time we started focusing on us while China projects a much larger shadow across the world. Where is China? Are they helping the world stabilize? No. They are favoring their currency and their exports to their own enrichment. Their policies are committing economic crimes upon the US and Europe. This country has allowed China and the Arab Emirates to own more and more of the US. This is already a dangerous precendent making us economic hostages. It doesn't matter that we have the best military when our economy is battered by trade inequity. Wake up America!

When Obama said in the democratic debate that he would meet with U.S. enemies and talk with them, Hillary and the other candidates said Obama was naive and inexperienced. George Bush has always referred to North Korea as an exis of evil. There was a notion that the U.S. will strike North Korea militarilly. Just last month, Bush sent a letter to the leader of North Korea; today, both the U.S. and North Korea are working together to dismantle North Korea nuclear programs. Did Bush talking to the enemy North Korea not paid off? Was Obama not right and Hillary and the other candidates not wrong? Here, we are talking of judgment. There is no one that has experience in government as Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld. What did their experience do with Iraq? None. Obama is an intellect that recognizes what is best for the United States.

How did he vote against the Iraq war if he was not in office yet?