John McCain er på vei oppover igjen på meningsmålingene. Tirsdag begynte han en ny rundtur, under slagordet var “No surrender”. På den andre siden av spekteret konkurrerer flere om å kreve rask tilbaketrekking.

“Let me be clear: There is no military solution in Iraq and there never was,” Obama said in a speech to about 500 people.

“The best way to protect our security and to pressure Iraq’s leaders to resolve their civil war is to immediately begin to remove our combat troops. Not in six months or one year — now,” the Illinois senator said.

Obama said the troop withdrawal should begin immediately and be completed by the end of next year.