Reply #36: Okay, I will concede that it was the right thing to do to not weaken Kerry & Edwards

[jlake]

BUT in doing so, her permanantly gave up his right to say he has always been against the Iraq war. Saying "I didn't want to hurt Kerry....I really didn't mean it....I would have voted no"
Does not cut it. And the truth of the matter is that NO ONE (Including O himself) Truly knows how he would have voted if he had been in the senate, with all classified info, and the pressure.
It is dishonest for Obama supporters to claim that "he didn't vote for the IWR" #1. He could not have as he was not in the senate (Something a great # of people who make this claim do not even know) & the case I stated above.
....coupled with his IDENTICAL votes to Hillary since he has joined the senate cast great doubt on any anti-war claims in my mind.
I can forgive his positions, I just think it is dishonest to claim Obama is "anti-war" and Hillary is "a war monger" (as many obama supporters claim)