Edwards Urges Not Funding the Iraq Debacle

By Big Tent Democrat, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Fri May 04, 2007 at 04:35:14 PM EST
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This is the strongest and best statement yet from John Edwards on ending the Iraq Debacle:

We don't need any more non-binding resolutions or big statements; we need to end the war. I've been in Washington, so I understand the urge to make a statement - but in this situation, statements can be an excuse for inaction. Congress has a clear choice - they can talk about ending the war, or they can just end it. The only way for Congress to end the war is to cut off the money for it, and they should concentrate on doing just that. Anything else is just noise.

Edwards has joined my preferred candidate Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), and there can be no doubt that Dodd's co-sponsorship of Reid-Feingold has had an effect on the entire slate of candidates, in supporting Reid-Feingold. Rep. Kucinich also has been strong on this issue.

We now need Senators Clinton, Obama and Biden to step up along with Governor Richardson. Let's concentrate on ending the Debacle by NOT funding it on a date certain. This is the ONLY way to end the Iraq Debacle.

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Future President Edwards (none / 0) (#1)
by chemoelectric on Fri May 04, 2007 at 05:26:00 PM EST

I am an Edwards booster, myself, mainly because if it had been Edwards-Kerry instead of Kerry-Edwards there would have been a fight over the election-stealing of Ohio. I might have considered backing Dodd if he had stood with Barbara Boxer on that day in January 2005, but he did not. The difference between Edwards's recent past statements on the occupation and this new statement is to me trivial, and all of these simply keep me reasonably confident in Edwards.

(If somehow Al Gore is persuaded to run, I am for Gore, because I don't trust anyone else to give climate change and ocean acidification the attention they need. If there were someone else I trusted on that topic, then it would be better for Al Gore to keep doing what he is doing, allowing him to remain more focused, but there is no one.)

: Kerry is now backing Reid-Feingold, (5.00 / 1) (#2)
by oculus on Fri May 04, 2007 at 05:45:49 PM EST

although he is not, of course, a conadidate, and is a tad late in making up his mind on a path out of Iraq.

BTD (none / 0) (#3)
by Sailor on Fri May 04, 2007 at 05:54:59 PM EST

What do you think about Hillary's call to repeal the war vote?

Addressed at the end of an earlier diary today. (none / 0) (#4)
by oculus on Fri May 04, 2007 at 06:08:32 PM EST

Link? TIA (none / 0) (#6)
by Sailor on Fri May 04, 2007 at 09:35:45 PM EST

So far, my links haven't linked here (none / 0) (#7)
by oculus on Fri May 04, 2007 at 09:56:44 PM EST

http://www.talkleft.com/story/2007/5/4/101412/5869


: Thanks Oculus, I'd missed that (none / 0) (#8)
by Sailor on Sat May 05, 2007 at 10:49:41 AM EST

Funding of Iraq (none / 0) (#5)
by tilby stock on Fri May 04, 2007 at 07:35:08 PM EST

Why should the Democrats do anything - they approved funding subject to minor conditions - which Bush wouldn't accept - so do nothing - the money's there when Bush backs down. So Democrats, you've done what's needed, move on to the rest of your legislative program - when Bush wants the money he'll find a way to compromise.