November 29, 2005
Dem 08ers On Troops Coming Home
Prompted by a snarky comment to one of our numerous Mark Warner posts, here's a small clip-n-save.
Bayh: find realistic way to define success, then set benchmarks
Edwards: was "wrong". Wants "significant" reduction of troops after elections early next year. He'd tie the proportion of troops withdrawn to benchmarks set for Iraqi soldier performance.
Biden: no withdrawals until political situation improves, but sees 100K troops back home by '07. Does not rule out more troops if necessary. Wants admin to come clean about targets for Iraqi troop training. More civillian staff in Iraq.
Clark: add civillian component; consider adding troops; adjust the mix on the ground; establish clear benchmarks for training
Clinton: No immed. withdrawal, no troop increase, set specific benchmarks for training Iraqi forces and make it clear to Iraq that the US's military committment is limited.
Feingold: 12/31/06 is a "target date" for troops to come home. But he's flexible.
Kerry: begin drawn down of 20K troops after elections in Dec and continue if successful.
Richardson: "It is now time for the military commanders to design a phased, definitive withdrawal plan."
Warner: No immed. withdrawal, no troop increase, set specific benchmarks for Iraqi forces. Eschews "debating the past." [MARC AMBINDER]
Posted at 11:39 AM
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May I suggest that you learn about these plans before you present them. This is so bad that I wonder where you found that.
IMHO | 11.29.05 12:19 PM
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You forgot:
thirdparty | 11.29.05 12:48 PM
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I would like to thank the academy...
Tactically, this comparison is fascinating. With good reason, they all are deeply about having defend any position taken now on Iraq later. Some, like Hillary and Bayh couldn't change directions on Iraq even if they wanted to, because the contrast with their previous adamant pro-Invasion positions would be too stark and would kill them politically.
Clark, it seems would seem to have the best combination of incentive and political cover for supporting withdrawal, but he yet he is steadfast in his "let's try to fix it" stance.
I remain baffled that Warner would even jump into this tarpit, but I guess that's what happens when he doesn't have Steve Jarding around to advise him.
Kerry's stance is downright radical compared with the rest of these guys and he's getting very little credit for it from anti-warriors. Just another sign that '08 ain't happenin' for him.
bow_down | 11.29.05 08:00 PM
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When the Iraqis think they are ready, they will ask us to leave and that may be sooner than we think. Once we are out of there, who knows what will happen. They are a country of religious factions that violently disagree with each other. The clerics of each faction think they are speaking for God and are unbending.
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