Another predictably idiotic neolefty "reply." Nothing in what you quoted contradicts the fact that Obama at the time ("at this stage") agreed with Bush, including his saying that he would have voted against the war, which we already knew ('he would have voted against it, before he supported it') or his doubts about Bush's competence. Fact is, Obama supported the war then, with reservations about Bush's execution of it--welcome to the club--and said so.

Obama, according to his The Audacity of Hope, reversed himself and started supporting the war right after it began. He maintained that position in multiple speeches and statements, agreeing with Bush's idea of staying long enough to stabilize Iraq, until October 22, 2006, when he first proposed withdrawing without regard to stabilizing anything.

For anyone interested in a complete history of Obama's statements on Iraq, see Peter Wehner's, "Obama's War" <link>

Wehner has another excellent Commentary piece on Obama's current bullshitting about the surge. ("Obama in Iraq's Quicksand") <link>

Obama ranges from being a weasel to a brazen liar--all the while claiming to be better than other politicians..