“If he really thinks that, by liberating Iraq from a dangerous tyrant, America somehow set a

“If he really thinks that, by liberating Iraq from a dangerous tyrant, America somehow set a bad example that invited Russia to invade a small, peaceful, and democratic nation, then he should state it outright because that is a debate I welcome.”

John McCain

Republican presidential candidate, on rival Barack Obama’s comparison of Russia’s invasion of Georgia to the U.S. incursion into Iraq.

“Everything I learned in my eight years as president and in the work I’ve done since, in America and across the globe, has convinced me that Barack Obama is the man for this job.”

President Bill Clinton

On Democratic nominee Barack Obama.