The presumptive Democratic nominee tells reporters on his flight to Missouri that he was surprised at how the media has "finely calibrated" his statement on refining his Iraq policy Thursday.
"I was a little puzzled by the frenzy that I set off by what I thought was a pretty innocuous statement," he said. "I am absolutely committed to ending the war."
McCain camp responds: “We are all absolutely committed to ending this war, but on Thursday Barack Obama's words indicated that he also shared John McCain's commitment to securing the peace beforehand." Read it here.
