Waving the White Flag by Monica Crowley
Every time we are subjected to yet another excruciating debate of the Democratic presidential candidates, they tell us that they represent “change.” Especially, they say, when it comes to Iraq.
For them, “change” in Iraq means only one thing: setting a concrete date for the withdrawal of American troops. Most of them -- including the frontrunners, Senators Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and John Edwards -- have spent the past few years criticizing President Bush for not having a postwar plan. And yet, none of them has an adequate postwithdrawal plan. What happens if the United States draws down according to their timetable and catastrophic violence ensues? What if there is mass slaughter? What if fundamentalist elements take control? Are any of these Democrats prepared to allow that to happen in the heart of the Middle East, in one of the most oil-rich nations on earth?
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