[lbo-talk] Edwards v. Vilsack

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Thu Feb 15 07:41:21 PST 2007


<http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238&page=3> 2008: Democrats: Vilsack vs. Edwards on Iraq:

On Wednesday, Vilsack opponent John Edwards proposed capping the amount of money for troops in Iraq to pressure the Bush Administration not to send any more. The Des Moines Register's Tom Beaumont Notes, however, that the former North Carolina senator "stopped short of calling on Congress to refuse to pay for combat in Iraq — as former Gov. Tom Vilsack has done — saying to do so would further destabilize Iraq." LINK

"'The problem with an immediate and total defunding and immediate and total withdrawal is it creates a greater possibility of destabilization,' Edwards said during a conference call with reporters."

After Edwards confirmed that he disagrees with Vilsack's call to end funding for all U.S. fighting in Iraq, Vilsack spokesman Josh Earnest put out a statement rebuking the Edwards position: "Capping troop levels in Iraq is nothing more than staying the course with a Bush- led military strategy that has failed our troops and failed our country."

Vilsack's web site, which was redesigned yesterday to include new interactive features, is now emblazoned with the words: "It is our responsibility to end the war now." LINK



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