House Editorial: Happy Birthday, Iraq War
Wednesday marked the fifth year of America’s presence in Iraq, touted as an integral part of the war on terror.
Despite the distractions of the current campaign, the question of how the candidates will handle the war cannot be ignored. What’s the plan? Check out these quotes from ABC News.
“We cannot place the burden of a new national security strategy on our military alone. We must integrate our diplomatic, information, economic and military power.” -Obama
Thoughtful and measured, an inspiring call to — wait, what did he say?
“Sen. McCain will gladly accept the torch and stay the course, keeping troops in Iraq for 100 more years if necessary ...Another choice is Sen. Obama, who has promised to bring combat troops out in 16 months. But according to his foreign policy adviser, you can’t count on him to do that.” -Clinton
Attack campaigns are so 1992.
“If we pull out of Iraq then obviously the Iranian influence is dramatically increased, al Qaeda has greater influence and endangers the region dramatically and the U.S. image and security challenges are dramatically increased.” -McCain
Breaking news: third generation war veteran likes war.
