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Originally Posted by TRFrance
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Do you have any references for any of this stuff, Mike?
That's not how I remember it at all, although I could be mistaken in how I remember it.
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you'd think I'd know the drill by now
For Immediate Release: 12/20/2007
Contact: Tom Reynolds
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treynolds@richardsonforpresident.com
Richardson Calls Hillary Clinton on Iraq Flip-Flop
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -- New Mexico Governor and Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson today issued the following statement on
Senator Hillary Clinton's drastic change to her position on the Iraq war:
"Senator Clinton's statement that we could 'certainly get all the troops out within a year' is a stunning flip-flop from what she has been saying all along. She consistently has called for leaving troops in Iraq to fight al-Qaida, train Iraqis, and protect U.S. assets. Has that suddenly been abandoned? If so, why has she changed her mind?
"In a September debate, she said that she could not commit to getting our troops out in five years, let alone in one year. Has anything changed about the logistics besides her position in the polls? It is clear that she is responding directly to my latest ad and my statements that she repeatedly has called for leaving thousands of troops in Iraq indefinitely. Rather than defending her position, apparently she simply has changed it."
Since entering the race, Governor Richardson consistently has called for bringing all of our troops home from Iraq, a monumental diplomatic effort to reach a political reconciliation that could be enforced by a multinational peacekeeping force, and a donor conference to infuse the capital necessary to rebuild Iraq.
http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/12/21/14824/192
Truth is, she changed positions several times.
However, I believe Obama has been consistent on his call for 16 or 17 month phased withdrawal of combat troops.
I am biased and could be wrong.