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@Carmela
My support for Obama has much to do with his anti-Iraq war credentials, but I don't consider him to be (generally) "the anti-war candidate". As Obama himself says "I'm not against all wars; I'm against stupid wars", singling out the Iraq War as an example of the latter.
If only McCain and McClinton could make such distinctions.
In short, I'm not seeking absolution. Rather, I want to point our military at those who wish to destroy us rather than wasting lives and resources on behalf of the outstanding grudge borne by Bush against Saddam.
I encourage you to actually listen to Obama, rather than presume some fealty to a thoroughgoing, naive pacifism that he does not support.