Gore on Iraq: stay the course
http://www.slate.com/id/2142693/
Al Disappoints Arianna Plus–McCain Blowing It, Part II. By Mickey Kaus Updated Monday, June 5, 2006, at 7:03 AM ET
Gore Pulls Out … of Kosistan: The striking thing about Al Gore’s
appearance on ABC’s “This Week” program Sunday was that he did not
call for any sort of deadline-driven withdrawal from Iraq. Quite the
opposite–he was careful to emphasize the potential of a pullout to
make the situation worse. From ABC:
“I would pursue the twin objectives of trying to withdraw our forces
as quickly as we possibly can, while at the same time minimizing the
risk that we’ll make the mess over there even worse and raise even
higher the danger of civil war,” Gore said.
Dismissing calls for any deadline, Gore added, “It’s possible that
setting a deadline could set in motion forces that would make it even
worse. I think that we should analyze that very carefully. My guess
is that a deadline is probably not the right approach; ….
Gore might have said this because he didn’t want to make news that
would distract from his global warming pitch; he might have said it
because he’s willing to cede John Kerry the left in any presidential
primary Iraq debate. But the most likely reason he said it is because
he actually believes it, which will be highly disappointing to pro-
withdrawal Democrats who have been pushing a Gore candidacy out of
frustration with Hillary’s pro-war stands. Turns out he’s just
another ‘now-that-we’re-there’ Democrat. Sorry, Arianna! …