Re: Hill refines her posish on war
On Mar 16, 2007, at 12:32 PM, Colin Brace wrote:
[Juan Cole responds]
Friday, March 16, 2007 Clinton Would Keep Troops in Iraq
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that she would keep some US troops in Iraq to fight al-Qaeda, curb Iranian influence, protect the Kurds and assist the Iraqi military.
The elements of this plan will not work or are unnecessary.
To steal a phrase from Noam Chomsky, that may be true, but it’s
irrelevant. Hillary’s triangulating, in classic Clinton style,
staking out a middle ground between Edwards/Obama and McCain/Giuliani.
Doug