Both are unacceptable, and I believe he is lying to the American public in order to be elected president of the US. Do you have ironclad proof to the contrary?

His "official position" is a smokescreen, being used tactically so Obama doesn't have to tell the American public what his TRUE intentions are. PURE OBFUSCATION.

He has been doing plenty of saber rattling, especially regarding Afghanistan, and in light of his remarks in the past 2 weeks alongside the upswing in violence in Iraq.