On Mar 16, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Colin Brace wrote:
> [Juan Cole responds]
>
> Friday, March 16, 2007
> Clinton Would Keep Troops in Iraq
>
> Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that she would keep some
> US troops in Iraq to fight al-Qaeda, curb Iranian influence, protect
> the Kurds and assist the Iraqi military.
>
> The elements of this plan will not work or are unnecessary.
To steal a phrase from Noam Chomsky, that may be true, but it's irrelevant. Hillary's triangulating, in classic Clinton style, staking out a middle ground between Edwards/Obama and McCain/Giuliani.
Doug