Obama – Any number of those questions for Hillary would do for him as well. But let’s ask him specifically about what a smart war would look like. He opposed dumb wars in 2002 calling Iraq a dumb one but said he was not anti-war. How can our American foreign policy benefit from a military solution? What would you do if Iraq solved its problems politically? Would we pull out? Do we leave residual forces as security to reward them for achieving political advancements? Why? Is Pakistan next? Do we move troops to Pakistan and pre-empt them? Will we form a coalition for attacking Pakistan? Is attacking Pakistan plausible as we create this perception that Iran is a threat to America?
Edwards – What was your position on Iraq in 2004? How has it changed since then? What has made you shift your plan? Why would your plan involve leaving residual forces? How long? Do you foresee needing to move those forces to any other country to pre-empt them? Pakistan?
Richardson should be asked everything Obama, Edwards, and Clinton have been asked just so that his answers can contrast Obama, Edwards, and Clinton.
When the man who created the October 2002 analysis on Iraq prior to the Iraq war authorization says troops can be out in three months, I trust that man. That man is Kucinich. So the four should be asked why they oppose H.R. 1234.
As for health care, education, taxes, and other domestic issues, we have bigger problems on our hands. Ask any of these candidates about the superstructures and systems negatively affecting us instead of going after domestic policy issues. Ask specific questions instead of broad ranging questions that could allow for vague answers.
While it would seem the media and Democratic Leadership within the party has already decided we cannot have radical change or change by the gallon, the candidates need us to get elected and if we demand change by the gallon, we can get it.
We want to know the truth now before the truth haunts us as they take office in the White House.
We want to know if change will be coming by the ounce or by the gallon. Not tomorrow but now.
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