A year ago,he was campaigning for the presidency on the presumption that Iraq was a big mistake and we needed to focus on Afghanistan.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

North Korea's official Rodung Sinmun newspaper described the country as a "proud nuclear power" Monday, and warned it would be a "great mistake for the United States to think it will not be hurt" in the event of military conflict on the peninsula.

VOA: standard.2009.06.22