Edwards isn't the only (Democratic) candidate that wants to end the war, but he is the only serious politician that has a serious plan. We know the Republican love to get their war on, false machismo is really all they can cling to. I'd like to think that our party is the one with a better head on it's collective shoulders and a party that can lead us out of the mess that seven years of George Bush created. After beginning to fix the Constitution (in order of importance) we must get our troops out of Iraq. Thankfully Edwards will do that.
From The NY Times:
Mr. Edwards, the former senator from North Carolina who is waging a populist campaign for the Democratic nomination, said that extending the American training effort in Iraq into the next presidency would require the deployment of tens of thousands of troops to provide logistical support and protect the advisers.
“To me, that is a continuation of the occupation of Iraq,” he said in a 40-minute interview on Sunday aboard his campaign bus as it rumbled through western Iowa.
In one of his most detailed discussions to date about how he would handle Iraq as president, Mr. Edwards staked out a position that would lead to a more rapid and complete troop withdrawal than his principal rivals, Senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, who have indicated they are open to keeping American trainers and counterterrorism units in Iraq.
When Iowa caucusers pick a corner tomorrow night, they should keep this in mind. When New Hampshire voters go in the ballot box later this month, they should keep this in mind. And when all the nation's Democrats go to vote in primary elections across the nation in the next few months.....well you know what to keep on your mind.
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