In 2002,he voted against authorizing the Iraq war, a decision he later called "the best vote" he had made since becoming a senator in 1962.

VOA: standard.2009.08.26

But what the White House sees as a necessary,thoughtful process to arrive at the best-possible decision on an eight-year conflict is seen as dangerous "dithering" by Republican legislators.

VOA: standard.2009.11.23