NASHUA, N.H. -- A woman's tearful plea to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama to end the Iraq war momentarily caught him off guard Friday at a New Hampshire town hall meeting.
The Illinois senator(Barack Obama) vowed to end the unpopular conflict if elected, a position that later earned him thunderous applause during a 5,800-person rally in Boston... (April 2007)
Bush: President Bush appealed directly to the American people last night to support a renewed campaign to pacify Iraq, calling for an additional 21,500 U.S. troops to help the beleaguered Iraqi government regain control of Baghdad while warning that he would not support an "open-ended" U.S. commitment. (January 11, 2007)
Obama: President Obama will send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, an administration official tells TPMDC. This will bring the total troops in Afghanistan to more than 100,000 - a jump of more than 60,000 since Obama took office in January.(December 1, 2009)
Bush: U.S. President George W. Bush asked Congress on Monday for $189.3 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, another huge request that faced deep skepticism from lawmakers opposed to prolonging the Iraq conflict. (October 2008)
Obama: Obama has asked Congress for another 33 billion for wars. Barack Obama's administration has asked Congress for U.S. 33 billion in additional funding campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq.
The request will be submitted to congress in February, along with the project of Pentagon budget for 2011. (January, 2010)
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