An important article in the New York Times appears this morning, as John Edwards clearly stakes out a position to the left of Clinton and Obama. Not a hit piece, but exhibits evidence of the right-wing frame:
Mr. Edwards’s plan, like that of many of his Democratic opponents, is at odds with the strategy developed by American military commanders, who have said the situation is still too fragile to set a timetable for such extensive troop withdrawals and a curtailment of the training effort in Iraq.
Should read "Some carefully hand-picked by Bush military commanders".
The money quote is at the end of the article:
“Let’s assume for a minute that come January 2009 we still have a significant troop presence in Iraq, which I think is likely,” Mr. Edwards added. “If that is the case, then I think another 9 to 10 months of American troop involvement and expenditure of taxpayer money with an intense effort to resolve the political conflict and intense diplomacy, then at that point America has done what it can do.”
Read the whole article here: