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THE PROGRESSIVE REVIEW - December 31, 2007
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Richardson Says He Will Bring Troops Home
By William Petroski
The Des Moines Register
Mount Vernon, Ia. - Democrat Bill Richardson is claiming
the mantle of being his party's strongest peace candidate
as the Iowa caucus presidential campaign heads into the
home stretch.
Quickly ending the Iraq war is the key to repairing
political damage caused by the conflict and restoring
the American Dream, the New Mexico governor told about
200 people Monday at Cornell College.
"The day after I take the oath of office, and pledge to
protect the Constitution of this country - I am going to
tell our troops in Iraq: You have served magnificently.
Now you are coming home."
Richardson said there is a "there is a profound difference
on the war in Iraq" between his stance and the positions
taken by Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and former
Sen. John Edwards.
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In a recent debate, all three of the front-runners declined
to make a pledge to have all U.S. forces withdrawn from
Iraq by 2013, said Richardson, who is hoping the Iraq issue
will help him gain ground in the Iowa caucus race.
"I have made that pledge. In fact, I will get them all out
in under a year," Richardson said. "If we still have troops
in Iraq in 2013, the Iraqis sure won't think the war is
over. And neither will the American people."
Those attending Richardson's speech had mixed reactions.
Tim Tompas, 63 of Shellsburg is a U.S. Navy retiree who
helped to launch missiles during Operation Desert Storm in
1991. He said he supported President Bush when the current
Iraq war started in March 2003 because of the belief that
there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But said he
now agrees with Richardson about pulling out U.S. combat
troops from Iraq, although he doesn't oppose keeping a
residual force there to train or support the Iraqi govern-
ment.
"The Iraqis have to accept democracy and they have to take
steps - that are sometimes uncomfortable - to be free,"
Tompas said. "Freedom means nothing unless you have worked
for it."
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Abigail Pedersen, 19, a sophomore studying history and art
history at Cornell College, said Richardson needed to
provide more details about what happens after the U.S.
pulls its troops out of Iraq. "It's about how we are going
to build peace and security within the country," said
Pedersen.
Richardson told the audience that some naysayers maintain
that the U.S. can't withdraw quickly from Iraq. But he said
he disagreed, adding he has read briefings on the issue and
talked with military experts, and both he and the American
people are convinced it can be accomplished.
"We don't just wave goodbye," Richardson said, adding he
would call a reconciliation conference in Iraq to implement
accords to end the war. He would also establish an inter-
national donor conference and build a United Nations-
sanctioned and predominantly Muslim peacekeeping force.
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"The bottom line is this: Our presence in Iraq is blocking
reconciliation by the parties and fueling hatred of the
United States around the world. We are less safe staying in
Iraq than leaving. We need to get our troops out in order
to focus on our real security needs, and upon our needs at
home."
The U.S. has spent $500 billion on the war already,
Richardson said. But the war's true cost could be closer
to $2 trillion if long-term costs for disability care for
wounded veterans is included, he said.
That $2 trillion could have been used to provide universal
health care, fully fund Social Security for generations,
raise the salary of every American teacher, and help the
nation achieve energy independence, Richardson said.
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