McCain’s Weak Hearing

Republicans seize on Obama's comments on Iraq

Some things I should point out.

"That position has not changed.

In his initial remarks on an airport tarmac here, Obama had emphasized caveats that seemed to suggest his timetable might slip, saying he would "refine" his policies after he consulted with U.S. generals on a trip to Iraq he plans to make this summer.

Note the wording here seemed to suggest meaning with some twisting it could mean.
The rest not even being considered would "refine" his policies meaning how it was done.

"Let me be as clear as I can be. I intend to end this war," he said. "On my first day in office, I will bring the Joint Chiefs of Staff in and I will give them a new mission, and that is to end this war responsibly, deliberately but decisively. And I have seen no information that contradicts the notion that we can bring our troops out safely at a pace of one to two brigades a month. And again, that pace translates into having our combat troops out in 16 months' time."

On one hand McCain’s saying Sen. Obama is not listening to the troops on the ground than attacks him when he does.

John McCain's position we can’t risk the progress we have made in Iraq by beginning to withdraw our troops immediately without concern for conditions on the ground."

I’ve not seen any youtubes with Sen. Obama stating this.
Only articles put out by media feed by McCain’s campaign.

On Thursday, Obama blamed the Arizona senator for stoking perceptions that he has wavered in his commitment to end the war. "I think what has happened is the McCain campaign primed the pump with the press to suggest we were changing our policy when we haven't," he said.

McCain's campaign accused Obama of abandoning his pledge to withdraw troops immediately from Iraq.

"Today, Barack Obama reversed that position, proving once again that his words do not matter," McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said. "He has now adopted John McCain's position that we cannot risk the progress we have made in Iraq by beginning to withdraw our troops immediately without concern for conditions on the ground."

It might be noted here this is a different stand than one who saw our troops at war for the next 40 -100 years.McCain,

However, has also altered his position. In May, after spending months scolding opponents who proposed withdrawal timetables, he reversed course and said he hoped to see most troops home by 2013.
Were emboldening America's enemies with their call for a withdrawal, which he said amounted to waving "the white flag of surrender."

I believe it was Mike Huckabee that said

“Those who pledge to withdraw our troops according to some politically-motivated rationale before this war is won”
And President Bush that stated “Mission accomplished”.