Throughout his campaign, President Barack Obama capitalized on his record of opposing the Iraq War. Obama has announced his plans to commence an immediate troop withdrawal after he takes office.BarackObama.com: War in Iraq

If elected, Obama intends to have all U.S. combat brigades out of Iraq within 16 months of taking office.BarackObama: Plan for Ending the War in Iraq (September 12, 2007) Obama believes that the U.S. military presence in Iraq is hindering the development of a sufficient Iraqi defense force.New York Times: Obama Envisions New Iran Approach (November 2, 2007)

• Google News: Barack Obama Iraq
• AlertNet: "On Iraq, Front-Running Dem Senators' Records Match" (January 17, 2008)
  • "One of the funny dynamics we've seen is Obama's people attacking Clinton by tying her to supporting the war...But it's hard to say whether there are any meaningful differences between the two of them"
• Media Matters: AP Truncated Obama Quote on Iraq (January 17, 2008)
• Chicago Sun Times: "Obama Said 'No' to Iraq Money in Theory, 'Yes' in Reality" (January 14, 2008)WARNING: Pop-ups
• Media Matters: Kurtz Misrepresented Obama's 2004 Remark on Iraq Rar Stance (January 14, 2008)
• New York Times: "Clinton Camp Challenges Obama on Iraq" (2007)
• Chicago Sun Time: "Obama 'Not Clear on' Clinton Iraq Plan" (2007)
• The Advertiser: "Obama's Iraq Withdrawal Plan" (2007)
  • "It calls for the "phased redeployment of US troops out of Iraq and is the cornerstone of his plan to topple Democrat presidential rivals"