Before Obama....

Before Sen. Obama was Peter Fitzgerald, a millionaire Republican who was the youngest Senator. He is now looking to be part of a group to buy the Washington Nationals. He was recently interviewed by the Daily Herald.

Q. You voted for the war when you were in the Senate. Do you regret doing that, knowing what you know now?

A. Certainly a lot has come out that has given me pause. For example, senators were called in and told there was evidence Saddam was developing weapons of mass destruction. We all know a lot of that was overdone. I regret that I didn't have a better understanding beforehand, better intelligence to inform that vote.

I do think it's a good thing for the people of Iraq not to be living under a dictator anymore. But our country has paid a horrible price and we have an ongoing civil war in Iraq that is not easy for us to extricate ourselves from. I hope we can get our men and women in uniform back as quickly as possible. Do I regret my vote? No.

read more.....

After all the negatives he mentioned, he still doesn't regret his vote. He does agree it is civil war in Iraq.