Dr. Paul in Wash Post

[Bradley in DC]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/25/AR2007062501465.html?referrer=email

. . . Now we come to the current race. The war in Iraq is not -- or not yet -- an issue for Republicans. With the exception of Ron Paul and, more recently, Jim Gilmore, they all more or less support the president. It is among the Democrats that the war is a divisive issue -- John Edwards sniping at Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, Obama sniping at Edwards and Clinton. Everyone now opposes the war, but the issue is not so much their positions as the intensity of their feelings . . .

[Wait, did I miss something? Is Gilmore against the war now too?]

[MsDoodahs]

Gilmore is now antiwar?

I have not heard that before.

[LizF]

lol...neither had I, but I googled and apparently he's changing his tune somewhat:

http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-64320sy0jun19,0,6363698.story?coll=dp-news-local-final
http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/06/gilmore_argues_.html

[Duckman]

...he advocates "redeploying" to elsewhere in the Mideast, whatever that means.

Iran? :eek:

[angelatc]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/17/AR2007061700943.html

Washington Post Op Ed by Jim Gilmore.


I reject the Democrats' policy of an immediate withdrawal or a withdrawal on a timetable. Unfortunately, they are playing to the polls to obtain political advantage at home, to the detriment of the United States. But I also believe we cannot continue our present policy. We must find a third way.

First, I urge that we stop thinking it is our responsibility to solve the Iraq conflict. It is not. We behave as an occupier, defining what the future of Iraq will be. We suggest their troop strength. We dictate to their parliament. Some politicians even suggest we partition their country. Worst of all, we are starting to suggest that we will define "benchmarks," which gives us an excuse for withdrawal if Iraqis cannot perform the impossible.

I urge that we define our goals in terms of America's national interest, .....

I guess the interests of the Iraqis is at least secondary?

[Noodles]

It's not really surprising to see the other candidates beginning to adopt Dr. Paul's ideas. My prediction is that the MSM will give them credit without any mention of Ron Paul. That sucks. If they would actually follow through with Dr. Paul's ideas, then we would still win, but it will probably just be more psychobabble rap aimed at getting votes.

[billv]

I hate when candidates reposition themselves to get votes. One more reason to like Ron Paul.