I was never a political animal until Bush took office but I've learned a helluva lot in the last 7+ years. One of the most important things I've learned is that politicians lie, and that's true of all of them, even the best ones. Listen as carefully as you can to Obama, not the 'flowery' stuff, and you'll realize that he has no intention of clearing out our presence in the Middle East......and I'm guessing that that includes Iraq although at this point, there's really no reason to be there. It's pretty much destroyed already.
In private messages I kept telling friends of mine who are Ron Paul supporters that he didn't have a chance of winning. I told them that the media wasn't going to give him nearly enough coverage but every single one of them got upset with me and said something to the effect of "You're wrong; you'll see." I feel like you have the same 'enthusiasm' they had.