Iraq As A Campaign Issue

My advice, free and unsolicited, to Obama, and any other candidate, on talking about Iraq:

Focus on what to do moving forward. More than anything, folks in this country do not want to go back and re-debate the reasons for going to war and the nuances of whether it went wrong, when it went wrong, and how it went wrong. It is a divisive issue and will remain divisive issue for the foreseeable future. One cannot take a reasonable position - on any side - without alienating a large number of people and undoubtedly, opening oneself up to a boat load of criticism on the timing.