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Ketika ditanya tentang isu Irak, keduanya juga saling serang tentang pandangan masing-masing. McCain menekankan bahwa Amerika memperoleh kemenangan perang di Irak yang membanggakan nasionalisme Amerika. McCain mengecam Obama, yang mencela kemenangan perang Amerika itu. Sebaliknya Obama menyerang pandangan McCain dan mengatakan bahwa sudah lebih 40.000 prajurit Amerika yang tewas, ditambah lebih dari 39.000 tentara yang luka dan cedera. Selain itu anggaran Amerika sudah tersedot lebih dari 600 miliar dollar, tapi Amerika tidak mendapat-apa-apa. Lebih lanjut, Obama mengatakan sudah terjadi “war mismanagement’ selama Amerika di Irak. Dan ia tidak ingin mengulangi kekeliruan itu. McCain mencoba menarik simpati rakyat Amerika dengan menceritakan pertemuannya dengan seorang wanita Amerika yang putranya tewas di Irak. McCain mengatakan bahwa si ibu menitip pesan kepdanya supaya Amerika jangan menyia-nyiakan pengorbanan anaknya. “Buatlah sesuatu yang membanggakan Amerika dari perang Irak”, McCain mengutip wanita itu. Obama juga tidak mau ketinggalan menceritakan pertemuannya dengan seorang ibu Amerika yang mempertanyakan pengorbananan nyawa anaknya di Irak. “Anak saya mati sia-sia di Irak, apa yang Amerika peroleh?”, Obama mengutip. Lagi-lagi keduanya mencoba menarik simpati warga Amerika dari isu Irak. Ada banyak pertanyaan moderator Jimmy Lehrer yang tidak dijawab secara spesifik oleh kedua kandidat. Lehrer bahkan sampai mengingatkan kedua kandidat bahwa salah satu dari mereka pada bulan Januari 2009 akan menjadi Presiden Amerika, karena itu rakyat Amerika ingin mendengarkan pandangan mereka tentang krisis keuangan Amerika saat ini. Obama mengatakan, bahwa ia sudah mengingatkan Senat Amerika sejak dua tahun lalu tentang masalah kebijakan keuangan Amerika. Karena iu ia mengingatkan lagi bahwa ia akan mengambil langkah-langkah yang tepat meski langkah itu sulit dan keras. Dari penampilan kedua kandidat dalam debat itu, ternyata kedua calon presiden Amerika itu adalah kidal, mereka menulis dengan tangan kiri. Dari penampilan “gestures” dan “body language“, Obama lebih simpatik dari McCain. Beberapa kali senyum McCain seolah “meledek” dan mencibirkan Obama. Sebaliknya senyum Obama terkendali. Dari kata-kata yang digunakan, Obama juga lebih santun ketimbang Obama. McCain misalnya berkata: “I am affraid Senator Obama does not understand the different between strategy and tactic....”. Bandingkan misalnya kalimat Obama seperti: “Senator McCain, you are wrong….“. Pengertian “Wrong” sangat berbeda dengan “do not understand“. “Wrong” diartikan “salah menafsirkan permasalahan”, sementara “do not understand” diartikan “tidak memahami permasalahan”. Menurut catatan saya McCain bahkan setidaknya dua kali menggunakan kalimat “Obama does not understand….”. Pemilihan kalimat yang berbeda itu mencerminkan “kesantunan” masing-masing orang. Seorang presiden Amerika, tentu harus bisa membedakan pengertian kedua kalimat itu. Selain itu, McCain, nyaris tidak pernah memandang Obama, ketika Obama berbicara, sebaliknya Obama, sering menatap ke arah McCain. Dari segi itu saya menilai bahwa Obama lebih simpatik dari McCain. Ronde ke dua debat kandidat dijadwalkan pada tanggal 7 Oktober nanti di Nashville, dan ronde ketiga akan dilakukan di New York seminggu kemudian 15 Oktober. Setelah itu pemungutan suara akan dilakukan 4 November. Dari debat itu saya berkesimpulan kemungkinan besar Obama akan menang dan menjadi Presiden Amerika berikutnya.
When asked about the issue of Iraq, they also attacked each other on their respective views. Mccain stressed that the United States to obtain the victory of the war in Iraq, the United States boasts nationalism. Mccain criticize Obama, who excoriate the United States the victory of the war. In view of Obama attack and said that the panda is 40,000 more American soldiers killed, plus more than 39,000 soldiers are injured and injury. In addition, the budget tersedot United States has more than 600 billion dollars, but the United States, do not get anything. Furthermore, Obama said there is "war mismanagement 'during the United States in Iraq. And he does not want to repeat that mistake.

Panda citizens trying to attract sympathy with the United States told a meeting with an American woman who killed her sons in Iraq. Said that the panda's mother menitip message kepdanya United States that do not dissipate the sacrifice of his son. "Create something from the United States boasts the Iraq war," the woman, the panda. Obama also told it was a meeting with a mother who questioned the United States pengorbananan children lives in Iraq. "My son died in vain Iraq, the United States get?", While Obama. Again, both trying to attract sympathy from United States citizens of Iraq issues.

There are many questions that the moderator Lehrer Jimmy is not specifically answered by both candidates. Lehrer even to remind both candidates that one of them in January 2009 will be the President of the United States, because the American people want to listen to their views about the financial crisis, United States at this time. Obama said, that he has been reminded since the United States Senate two years ago about the United States financial policy issues. IU because he reminded again that he will take the steps appropriate steps despite the difficult and hard.

From the look of the two candidates in the debate, the presidential candidate was the second United States is the lefty, they write with the left hand. From the look of the "gestures" and "body language", Obama more sympathetic of the panda. Several times there seems panda "meledek" and mencibirkan Obama. In Obama with a smile. From the words used, Obama also more polite instead of Obama. Mccain said, for example:
"I am affraid Senator Obama does not understand the different between strategy and tactic ....". Compare Obama, for example sentences such as:
"Senator mccain, you are wrong ....."

The definition of "Wrong" is very different from the "do not understand." "Wrong" means "misinterpret problems", while "do not understand" means "do not understand the problem." According to my notes and even panda at least twice using the phrase "Obama does not understand ....." Selection of a different sentence that reflects the "modesty" of each person. A United States president, about can must distinguish the understanding that the second sentence. In addition, the panda, do not ever look Obama, when Obama spoke, as Obama, often stared into the panda. From the aspect that I felt that Obama more sympathetic of the panda.

Round two-candidate debate is scheduled on 7 October later in Nashville, and the third round will be held in New York a week later on October 15. After that polling will be held 4 November.

From the debate that my conclusion likely Obama will win and become the next President of the United States.