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Obama On Top

Barack Obama is the candidate most likely to lead the country out of Iraq, according to an online straw poll of members of the liberal activist group MoveOn.org.

Obama won nearly 28 percent of the 42,882 votes cast by MoveOn's 3.2 million members. Edwards, the 2004 Democratic vice presidential nominee, was second with almost 25 percent. Clinton , who appears to be leading the field in national opinion polls but has been criticized for refusing to call her 2002 vote to authorize the Iraq war a mistake, was fifth with nearly 11 percent, finishing behind both Kucinich, an antiwar candidate who was third with 17 percent, and Richardson, who was fourth with 12 percent.

The survey, which asked which candidate would be best able to lead the United States out of Iraq, was conducted by the group after a MoveOn forum Tuesday night in which seven Democratic candidates answered questions about the war. The answers were aired online and broadcast on the liberal talk-radio network Air America.

It seems campaigning and debating online is the wave of the future, and the future is here.

Four Years Later

Four years later, and we're still in Iraq. Mission Accomplished? No. Here's what was posted on BarackObama.com on the fourth anniversary.

Too many have seen friends and family killed or wounded, and all of us have seen the damage to our national security and good standing that will take years to undo.

This strategic blunder will have consequences for a generation of Americans and beyond.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/m/vim5sq0gjsg/9iO3Ag

Speaking out against this administration's reckless rush to war in Iraq wasn't easy four years ago. Washington didn't go easy on those brave enough to voice their opposition.

The same pattern continues today. From questioning someone's patriotism to accusations of aiding the enemy, almost no smear tactic is out-of-bounds when it comes to attacking those who speak out against this tragic war.

But from the beginning -- before George Bush announced the invasion of Iraq four years ago today -- Barack Obama consistently opposed this war.

Today he's got a plan to end it. His plan to begin a phased withdrawal of our troops by May 1st is the foundation around which Democrats of all stripes have united.

Now it's your time to lead.

From our resource and action center, you can write a letter to the editor, support Barack's plan to bring the troops home, and even upload your own video about why you want to end this war. Take action on Iraq now:

http://action.barackobama.com/iraqaction

On this page, you can also find a link to various ways you can assist troops in the field, veterans who’ve returned home, and the families of those whose service we honor. And so as we work to get them out of harm’s way in Iraq, please take a moment to do something for those who have sacrificed most.

All of us need to act now, because the administration still hasn't gotten the message about this war.

Just this morning, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice demonstrated the Bush administration's head-in-the-sand approach to Iraq.

Asked to name the biggest mistake over the last four years, she couldn't name one. She said, "I don't know. When we look back over time we will know the answer to that question."

The time to fix our course in Iraq is now. We can't wait for the Bush administration to act -- it's up to you.