Barack has met challenges facing our nation head on, in that he is working to help individual cities as well as help the entire country. Though this whole debate with Hilary has certainly split the Democratic vote, it needs to be known that he will do a great job if he is elected. It is time for a refreshing change from George Bush, and Obama will certainly get the job done. He is passionate, considerate, and confident (not stubborn). Our country could use a President like Obama to try and maneuver within the Iraq War (and hopefully pull out) and to try and boost our economy and employment rates. Also, think about his campaign with Bill Clinton as VP! That'd be a heck of an office.

Obama is simply reacting to new information and the ever changing situation on the ground. A good leader is always willing to reconsider his positions based upon changing circumstances.

What politician hasn't changed their position while running for office? Times change through the election process; events change, and a candidate may or may not have a more informed opinion as time goes on. Politicians flip flop for many reasons; one of course, being to win over people for votes. Obama is no different from other politicians in this sense. If elected, he wil probably flip flop on issues during his presidency as well. Don't we all change our minds at one time or another? Why should politicians be any different?

President Elect Obama only flipped after learning we were lied to by Bush AGAIN. You know the same Bush who said the were weapons of mass destruction in Irag

His bravery is undeniable. he is the person who show the bravery to talk against Iraq war.With all that is going on in America today, this great man give us all hope and security in the future.

Before Senator Obama can do ANYTHING about the war, he must get elected. This a basic truth of American politics. We've made it true with our insatiable appetite for 24/7, media-hyped coverage of the candidates and their every utterance. That said, during the course of all that talking candidates are going to change their minds or at least appear to do so. Why is absolute consistency in a politician considered so valuable anyway, given the constantly changing nature of the world situation?

It sounds like Obama is taking a measured look at the Iraq situation and planning his strategy accordingly. That's what I want my president to do. That's what George Bush did not do. War is messy. We can't just pull out of such a complicated situation without careful planning and Obama knows this. He is not a cowboy and doesn't think like one. Based on his experience at the grass-roots level, I am confident he understands how to do what it takes to handle this situation.

So, we KNOW what Senator McCain is going to do about the war. He has told us often enough . . . . something about "the next hundred years, as I recall". He never wavers. It strikes me that WHATEVER Obama decides to do about the war would be better than that!

Kerry "flip-flopped" on the war because the facts changed. I agree that he did so and think that it is a good thing. It would be (and is) really scary to have a president who insists that what what he says is correct no matter what the facts are. Kerry saw what was going on in Iraq, admitted that he was wrong, and decided to no longer support the war. Obama flip-flopped? Good. That means that he is a person who is willing to admit that he is wrong- he isn't stubborn. That means that if Iraq descends into chaos when and if he removes the troops, maybe he will decide that he was wrong and go back in. This is what Bush could never do- he is so stuck with the propaganda machine that he will never, ever say a single thing outside of party doctrine. I think that Obama has shown, by flip-flopping, that he can do this. Obama will make a great president.