On the campaign trail in San Francisco, President Obama said Mitt Romney is wrong to have opposed the winding down of the Iraq War.

President Obama: “Governor Romney, he has a different view. He said it was tragic to end the war in Iraq. In a speech today, he doubled-down on that belief, said ending the war was a mistake. I disagree. Bringing our troops home was the right thing to do. And every brave American who wears the uniform of this country should know that as long as I’m commander-in-chief, we will sustain the strongest military the world’s ever known, and when our troops take off their uniforms, we will serve them as well as they’ve served us.”

During his remarks, Obama also addressed his debate performance in Denver last week, saying supporters had criticized him for being “too nice.”

President Obama: “After the debate, I had a bunch of folks come to me: ’Don’t be so polite. Don’t be so nice.’ But I want everybody to understand something: What was being presented wasn’t leadership; that’s salesmanship.”