John Edwards on Iraq
John Edwards offers a specific exit strategy for bringing American troops home from Iraq. As president he would immediately withdraw 40,000 to 50,000 troops out of northern and southern Iraq and would continue to withdraw combat troops out of Iraq over the course of the next 10 months. He would get Sunni and the Shia leadership engaged in serious discussions to see if they can reach some kind of political reconciliation, because without a compromise, there’s never going to be peace in Iraq.
Edwards would engage every other country in the region, especially the Iranians and the Syrians, into helping stabilize Iraq. He insists that they don’t have an interest in stabilizing Iraq as long as America is an occupying force. Edwards believes America must make it clear that we’re pulling combat troops out of Iraq and once our troops are no longer occupying Iraq. The last thing the Iranians want is a million refugees coming across their border. They don’t want a broader Middle East conflict between Shia and Sunni, because they are a Shia country in a Sunni dominated Muslim world.
On the other hand, Senator Clinton has talked about keeping some troops in Iraq for the long haul to fight al Qaeda and to keep Iran’s hands off the situation. This is the major difference between these two presidential hopefuls.
As our combat troops are pulled out of Iraq, Edwards would maintain a rapid-deployment force in Kuwait and would ask the Jordanians to allow us to station troops in their country. He would fortify our position in Afghanistan, because the Taliban’s reemerging and maintain a naval presence in the Persian Gulf. A larger than normal contingent of troops would most likely have to be stationed in Baghdad to protect our embassy. Bush made yet another argument for continuing the war, John Edwards spoke directly to the American people and told us, clearly and simply, why we need to end the war in Iraq now.
John Edwards' message is unambiguous. No timeline, no funding. No excuses.
John Edwards says that it’s importance for America to again be seen as a force for good. He wants to change the image of America and demonstrate that we are no longer the country of Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and torture. He promise that on the first day as president of the United States, he will close Guantanamo.
Edwards would engage every other country in the region, especially the Iranians and the Syrians, into helping stabilize Iraq. He insists that they don’t have an interest in stabilizing Iraq as long as America is an occupying force. Edwards believes America must make it clear that we’re pulling combat troops out of Iraq and once our troops are no longer occupying Iraq. The last thing the Iranians want is a million refugees coming across their border. They don’t want a broader Middle East conflict between Shia and Sunni, because they are a Shia country in a Sunni dominated Muslim world.
On the other hand, Senator Clinton has talked about keeping some troops in Iraq for the long haul to fight al Qaeda and to keep Iran’s hands off the situation. This is the major difference between these two presidential hopefuls.
As our combat troops are pulled out of Iraq, Edwards would maintain a rapid-deployment force in Kuwait and would ask the Jordanians to allow us to station troops in their country. He would fortify our position in Afghanistan, because the Taliban’s reemerging and maintain a naval presence in the Persian Gulf. A larger than normal contingent of troops would most likely have to be stationed in Baghdad to protect our embassy. Bush made yet another argument for continuing the war, John Edwards spoke directly to the American people and told us, clearly and simply, why we need to end the war in Iraq now.
John Edwards' message is unambiguous. No timeline, no funding. No excuses.
John Edwards says that it’s importance for America to again be seen as a force for good. He wants to change the image of America and demonstrate that we are no longer the country of Abu Ghraib, Guantanamo, and torture. He promise that on the first day as president of the United States, he will close Guantanamo.
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