A dilemma for Obama
Barack Obama has a big decision to make - that is where he stands in bringing Iraq to an end. He has steered to the left of Hillary Clinton, who supported the war in 2002, being able to say he always opposed it. Bringing it to an end is another problem and taking advantage is Senator John Edwards who, if Obama doesn't take a lead of the left, could take a prominent position in the Democrat canditature for the White House.
"In his appearance on 'The Late Show with David Letterman,' Obama seemed to side with those who do not want a funding cutoff, saying that 'we have to be more responsible' in ending the war than we were in deciding to begin it. If he hews to this line and backs the Pelosi-Reid-Bush deal, he will leave Edwards with the entire left to himself. Edwards has already e-mailed his followers saying that 'we have 96 hours' to deluge Congress with e-mails to force a schedule for the withdrawal of troops into the war appropriations bill.
If Obama joins Hillary in backing the compromise, he will be inviting Edwards back into the race and what has become a two-way contest will become a three-way affair. With the anti-war platform entirely to himself, Edwards could well upend both Obama and Hillary and win the nomination himself. The anti-war movement is growing, not shrinking, as the casualty lists mount and the war seems endless." Source Washington Post 2/5/2007
Posted by John Tyrrell at May 2, 2007 11:34 PM
