Obama, perhaps ill-advisedly, said today he will “continue to refine” his proposed policies for troop withdrawals from Iraq. Ill-advised because you might expect that nuance to be seen as opening the door to backtracking on his withdrawal plans.

Sure enough, overheated coverage of his remarks has followed this afternoon.

Obama has just finished a second press availability to clarify his initial remarks.

We’ll have the video shortly.

Late Update: As promised:

Later Update: The McCain campaign issued the following statement late today: