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* A military action resolution on Iran is a bad
policy. (Oct 2007)
* Troops out by 2013 if no political reconciliation.
(Sep 2007)
* Patraeus report is wrong strategy; draw down
troops now. (Sep 2007)
* Leaving Iraq will cause generation-long regional
war. (Aug 2007)
* It's already US policy to go into Pakistan to get
al Qaeda. (Aug 2007)
* Bush has lied for 7 years; tell truth on Iraq.
(Aug 2007)
* Voted for Iraq War resolution to avoid war in
Iraq. (Jul 2007)
* We can't just pull out; one year to remove 160,000
troops. (Jul 2007)
* Never de-fund a single soldier in Iraq. (Jul 2007)
* Rather lose elections than to lose troops' lives.
(Jun 2007)
* Start to draw down troops immediately and all out
by '08. (Jun 2007)
* Fund the safety of the troops till 67 anti-war
votes reached. (Jun 2007)
* Do away with the policy of regime change for Iran.
(Jun 2007)
* Start moving combat troops out of harm's way now.
(Apr 2007)
* Not micromanaging war to authorize & define
mission. (Apr 2007)
* Target date ok; deadline not ok; changing failed
mission ok. (Apr 2007)
* Think about the decade after Iraq, not just the
day after. (Apr 2007)
* There will be a residual force left in Iraq. (Apr
2007)
* In 2002 Saddam posed a threat of purchasing a
nuclear bomb. (Apr 2007)
* US worse off than before Saddam because US lost
credibility. (Apr 2007)
* Partitioning Iraq is inevitable, as shown by
history. (Apr 2007)
* Change the fundamental premise of Iraq engagement.
(Apr 2007)
* Replace pre-emption doctrine with prevention. (Apr
2007)
* Decentralize Iraqi government; local control over
daily life. (Apr 2007)
* Biden-Gelb plan: UN & Muslim powers to enforce
Iraq unity. (Apr 2007)
* Introduced legislation barring US Military bases
in Iraq. (Apr 2007)
* Stop training thugs as the national Iraqi police
force. (Apr 2007)
* Decentralize Iraq to give people control over
daily lives. (Feb 2007)
* If Iraq metastasizes into regional war, it'll take
decades. (Feb 2007)
* Regrets his war vote because Bush misused war
authority. (Apr 2007)
* Vote for war allowed war only after all else
failed. (Apr 2007)
* Vote for Iraq War was mistake; assumed Bush
competence. (Feb 2007)
* Voted for Iraq war in 2002, but now a war critic.
(Nov 2006)
* Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by
March 2008. (Mar 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July
2007. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq
& Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations
in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
* Voted YES on authorizing use of military force
against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Voted NO on allowing all necessary force in
Kosovo. (May 1999)
* Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo.
(Mar 1999)
* Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul
1995)
* Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of
anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
* Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
Sam
Brownback on War & Peace
* Iraq war is about terrorism, not oil. (Oct 2007)
* Biden-Brownback bill: 3-state federalized
solution. (Sep 2007)
* We DID declare war against Iraq. (Sep 2007)
* Long-term US presence to defend Kurds &
Sunnis. (Sep 2007)
* Seek Congressional authority before attacking
Iranian nukes. (Sep 2007)
* We need a political surge to match the military
surge. (Aug 2007)
* Did not read NIE before war vote, but had
briefings. (Jun 2007)
* Ok to talk with Iran, but no diplomatic relations.
(Jun 2007)
* Get Iraq to point that we can turn it over to
Iraqis. (Jun 2007)
* We have not lost war; we can win by pulling
together. (May 2007)
* Iran is the lead sponsor of terrorism around the
world. (May 2007)
* Contain, confront, and convey those that won't
engage. (May 2007)
* Push politically for 3-state, 1-country solution
in Iraq. (May 2007)
* Surge is problematic; mix political with military
solution. (Apr 2007)
* Seeing some improvement, and surge not fully
deployed yet. (Apr 2007)
* Long-term presence or Iraq devolves into terrorist
state. (Apr 2007)
* Islamic fascists want US out and caliphate in.
(Mar 2007)
* Opposes troop surge; but also opposes precipitous
pull out. (Feb 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by
March 2008. (Mar 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July
2007. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq
& Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
* Voted NO on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq,
not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
* Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations
in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
* Voted YES on authorizing use of military force
against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in
Kosovo. (May 1999)
* Voted NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo.
(Mar 1999)
* Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of
anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
Hillary
Clinton on War & Peace
* Pledge that Iran will not develop a nuclear bomb.
(Oct 2007)
* Rushing to war with Iran vs. doing nothing is a
false choice. (Oct 2007)
* Patraeus report requires willing suspension of
disbelief. (Sep 2007)
* Iran's Revolutionary Guard promotes terrorism.
(Sep 2007)
* Prevent Iran from becoming nuclear power by
diplomacy first. (Sep 2007)
* Rule out nukes against Iran. (Aug 2007)
* After 9/11:Those helping terrorists would feel
"wrath" of US. (Jun 2007)
* 1960s conversion to liberalism based on opposing
Vietnam. (Jun 2007)
* 2006 election: voters desperately want a new
source. (Jun 2007)
* Phased redeployment, not irresponsible immediate
withdrawal. (Jun 2007)
* At Wellesley in '68, steered anti-war movement
within system. (Jun 2007)
* I have seen firsthand terrorists' terrible damage.
(Jun 2007)
* Iran having a nuclear weapon is absolutely
unacceptable. (Jun 2007)
* Supports border security fence in Israel. (Oct
2006)
* Cut off US aid if Palestine declares a state
unilaterally. (Oct 2000)
* Focuses on increasing relationship between US and
Israel. (Oct 2000)
* Support Israel in finding a safe and secure peace.
(May 2000)
* Extend peace treaties to Palestinians, Syrians
& Lebanese. (Nov 1999)
* Strategizing about Pakistan destabilizes a nuclear
power. (Aug 2007)
Iraq War
* Absolutely oppose the war in Iraq. (Oct 2007)
* Bring out as many combat troops as quickly as
possible. (Oct 2007)
* Goal to remove all troops from Iraq by 2013, but
no pledge. (Sep 2007)
* Leave combat troops in Iraq only for
conterterrorism. (Sep 2007)
* Push Pentagon to start planning for Iraq
withdrawal. (Aug 2007)
* Redeploy responsibly, with regional diplomatic
effort. (Aug 2007)
* Pentagon calls her unpatriotic for asking about
exit plan. (Jul 2007)
* FactCheck: Correct that DoD has no plan to remove
all troops. (Jul 2007)
* Deauthorize Iraq war, and don't grant new war
authority. (Jun 2007)
* Bush misused authorization for war. (Jun 2007)
* The Iraq war is Bush's war. (Jun 2007)
* Iraq war wouldn't have happened had the inspectors
been sent. (Jun 2007)
* It was a mistake to trust Bush on his judgment to
wage war. (Jun 2007)
* This war is up to Iraqi people to win or lose, not
the US. (Apr 2007)
* Begin re-deployment out of Iraq in 90 days. (Apr
2007)
* America elected this Congress to bring our troops
home. (Apr 2007)
* No permanent bases, but continuing residual force
in Iraq. (Apr 2007)
* Online petition to pressure Bush & GOP for
redeployment. (Apr 2007)
* If Bush doesn't end Iraq war, when I'm president,
I will. (Mar 2007)
* Require Bush to redeploy or seek additional
authority. (Feb 2007)
* Takes responsibility for Iraq war vote, but not a
mistake. (Feb 2007)
* Cap troops in Iraq and no more blank check for
war. (Feb 2007)
* Cut off funds for Iraqi use, but not for troops.
(Jan 2007)
* Phased redeployment out of Iraq, beginning
immediately. (Oct 2006)
* Agrees with Newt Gingrich that Iraq policy is a
mess. (Dec 2003)
* Voted for Iraq war based on available info; now
would not. (Apr 2007)
* Critic of Iraq war, but won't recant 2002 vote in
its favor. (Nov 2006)
* Regrets Bush's handling of war, but not her war
vote. (Oct 2006)
* Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by
March 2008. (Mar 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July
2007. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq
& Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq,
not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
* Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations
in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
* Voted YES on authorizing use of military force
against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of
anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
Chris
Dodd on War & Peace
* A military action resolution on Iran is dangerous.
(Oct 2007)
* Military in Iraq is counterproductive: all out
before 2013. (Sep 2007)
* Surge has not made us safer, more secure, or less
vulnerable. (Sep 2007)
* Terminate funding for Iraq; compare Vietnam &
persuade GOP. (Sep 2007)
* Having troops in Iraq makes US less safe. (Sep
2007)
* Any unilateral military action in Pakistan is a
mistake. (Aug 2007)
* Pushed the issue of having a date certain for
withdrawal. (Jun 2007)
* Help Iraqi government, but exit Iraq by April 1
2008. (May 2007)
* 80% of Iraqi people & 50% of parliament want
US out of Iraq. (May 2007)
* We need willingness to consider different mission
in Iraq. (May 2007)
* Military solution in Iraq has been disproven and
discredited. (May 2007)
* Iraq civil war is Shia vs. Sunni, not US versus Al
Qaida. (May 2007)
* Al Qaida wants us bogged down in Iraq; go after
bin Laden. (May 2007)
* Cut off the funding spigot for Iraq in one year.
(Apr 2007)
* No military solution at all to Iraq; redeploy
troops now. (Apr 2007)
* Surge in politics and diplomacy, then end energy
dependency. (Apr 2007)
* Require Congressional authorization before
attacking Iran. (Apr 2007)
* Regrets new strategy in Baghdad and Anbar; get
Iraqis in. (Mar 2007)
* 10,000 terrorist attacks: they've ALREADY followed
us home. (Mar 2007)
* Re-deploy out of refereeing a civil war. (Feb 2007)
* I made mistake in authorizing war; do not continue
mistake. (Feb 2007)
* How much more chaos could we be creating in
Baghdad? (Feb 2007)
* Switch to diplomacy; don't inject 17,000 more
soldiers. (Jan 2007)
* Withdraw troops; more troops do not bring more
security. (Jan 2007)
* Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by
March 2008. (Mar 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July
2007. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq
& Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq,
not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
* Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations
in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
* Voted YES on authorizing use of military force
against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Voted NO on allowing all necessary force in
Kosovo. (May 1999)
* Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo.
(Mar 1999)
* Voted NO on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul
1995)
John
Edwards on War & Peace
* Iran military resolution enables Bush to invade
Iran. (Oct 2007)
* Keep Iran from developing a nuclear bomb. (Oct
2007)
* All combat troops out of Iraq in the first year in
office. (Oct 2007)
* GOP candidates are Bush on steroids; Dems would
all end war. (Aug 2007)
* The War on Terror is just a bumper sticker slogan.
(Jun 2007)
* Drive wedge between Iranian people & radical
leader. (Jun 2007)
* We were attacked by Osama bin Laden, not Saddam
Hussein. (Oct 2004)
* Cheney keeps suggesting a connection between Iraq
and 9/11. (Oct 2004)
* America cannot be safe without help and respect of
allies. (Jul 2004)
* Implement 9/11 Report; focus on al Qaeda. (Jul
2004)
* Work with allies to shut down North Korea's
nuclear program. (Mar 2004)
* Don't negotiate with Arafat, but build trust with
envoy. (Jan 2004)
* Leadership means standing up for what you believe
in. (Oct 2003)
* Negotiating with North Korea would make world
safer. (Oct 2003)
* Work with other nations in war on terror. (Jul
2003)
* Bush's preemption doctrine is unnecessary and
unwise. (Jun 2003)
Iraq War
* End combat missions & focus on removing all
combat troops. (Sep 2007)
* 40,000 troops out by 2009, but no pledge for all
out by 2013. (Sep 2007)
* Focus on political progress in Iraq. (Sep 2007)
* Congress has a mandate to defund war to force Bush
out. (Sep 2007)
* Troops not dying in vain if they do their duty.
(Jul 2007)
* 2006 elections were mandate to Congress to end the
war. (Jun 2007)
* Insist a funding bill with a troops withdrawal
timetable. (Jun 2007)
* Did not read pre-war NIE, but was fully informed.
(Jun 2007)
* No more debate; end war by Congress defunding it.
(Apr 2007)
* End no-bid contracts & war profiteering in
Iraq. (Apr 2007)
* Citizens should speak out for immediate action to
end war. (Apr 2007)
* Draw down 40,000 to 50,000 troops right now. (Feb
2007)
* I accept responsibility for the huge price of war
on America. (Feb 2007)
* Not naive to think that Iraq can become a
democracy. (Feb 2007)
* No funding for the surge, but continue funding the
troops. (Feb 2007)
* Stop escalation of war & restore US's moral
leadership. (Feb 2007)
* FactCheck: US portion of coalition losses is 88%,
not 90%. (Oct 2004)
* Cheney has no answer for the failure to have
adequate troops. (Oct 2004)
* Reports say there are not enough troops to secure
Iraq. (Oct 2004)
* Never fight a war without enough troops and a plan
to win. (Aug 2004)
* Iraq war has cost America dearly. (Jul 2004)
* Immediately get NATO involved in Iraq. (Mar 2004)
* Supporting Iraq war OK, but how war was conducted
not OK. (Feb 2004)
* Saddam's trial will reveal atrocities, but won't
end terror. (Jan 2004)
* Partial yes on $87B-irresponsible to not support
troops. (Sep 2003)
* Allies in Iraq would reduce burden on troops &
taxpayers. (Sep 2003)
* Irresponsible to not fund troops; also to fund
Halliburton. (Sep 2003)
* Problems in Iraq are because Bush has not led.
(Sep 2003)
* Supported Iraq invasion because of WMD threat.
(Jul 2003)
* Apologized for Iraq war vote; others must search
conscience. (Apr 2007)
* Wrong on Iraq war vote about WMDs and about Bush's
lead-up. (Feb 2007)
* Got war vote wrong based on bad intel & Bush
incompetence. (Feb 2007)
* Made mistake in voting for Iraq war resolution.
(Dec 2006)
* Voted for Iraq war in 2002, but now recants his
vote. (Nov 2006)
* On voting for Iraq War: "I was wrong". (Nov 2005)
* Voted for war in Iraq but against $87B-and it's
consistent. (Jan 2004)
* Voted NO on $86 billion for military operations in
Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
* Voted YES on authorizing use of military force
against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in
Kosovo. (May 1999)
* Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo.
(Mar 1999)
* Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of
anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
* CIA mischaracterized Iraq WMD & abused
intelligence position. (Jul 2004)
* Iraq-al-Qaida contacts, but no complicity or
assistance. (Jul 2004)
* CIA knew State of the Union Iraq-Niger connection
was false. (Jul 2004)
* Iraq was not reconstituting its nuclear program.
(Jul 2004)
* Iraq was not developing its biological weapons
program. (Jul 2004)
* Iraq was not developing its chemical weapons
program. (Jul 2004)
* Iraq was developing missiles, but not to reach the
US. (Jul 2004)
Rudy
Giuliani on War & Peace
* Desirable but unneeded to ask Congress to attack
Iran nukes. (Oct 2007)
* Promise: we will prevent Iran from becoming
nuclear power. (Sep 2007)
* We've never won a war while discussing how to
retreat. (Sep 2007)
* Negotiate with Iran, but fully prepared for force.
(Sep 2007)
* Winning in Iraq is one battle in overall terrorist
war. (Aug 2007)
* Keep option open to attack Al Qaeda in Pakistan
unilaterally. (Aug 2007)
* Iran's danger is handing nukes over to terrorists.
(Jun 2007)
* Keep option for tactical nukes to prevent Iranian
nukes. (Jun 2007)
* Take on nation-building in Iraq, to reduce US
terrorism risk. (Jun 2007)
* Democrat timetable for retreat "fundamentally
irresponsible". (May 2007)
* We did not invite the 9/11 attack by attacking
Iraq. (May 2007)
* FactCheck: Did say GOP is fundamentally
irresponsible on war. (May 2007)
* Failure should never be the option;
self-fulfilling prophecy. (May 2007)
* Only thing worse than invading Iran is Iran having
nukes. (May 2007)
* Withdrawal from Iraq encourages future terror
attacks. (Nov 2006)
* Liberating the Iraqis is something we should be
proud of. (Aug 2004)
* The terrorists have heard from us. (Aug 2004)
* Removing Saddam needed to be accomplished. (Aug
2004)
* You are either with civilization or with
terrorism. (Oct 2001)
* No need to understand reasons for terrorism-just
stop them. (Oct 2001)
* Iraq: More inspections; counter OPEC’s oil
production cuts. (Feb 2000)
Mike
Gravel on War & Peace
* Make Congress vote on veto override and war will
end. (Sep 2007)
* Patraeus report is tragic charade; we all knew
what he'd say. (Sep 2007)
* Pull American troops out; it can be done in 120
days. (Sep 2007)
* Young men & women will die because of this
nation's mistake. (Sep 2007)
* Iran Resolution is a fig leaf to go to war with
Iran. (Sep 2007)
* Bush cooking books on Iran; resolve against
invading Iran. (Aug 2007)
* Blaming Iraqis for war problems is American
imperialism. (Aug 2007)
* Bush can't go into Iran today because I
filibustered draft. (Aug 2007)
* Soldiers in Vietnam died in vain; now same in
Iraq. (Jul 2007)
* 2006 election was about Bush's war; so end it.
(Jun 2007)
* Vietnam caused no dominoes; Iraq won't either.
(Jun 2007)
* Someone who voted for the Iraq war shouldn't be
president. (Jun 2007)
* Soldiers in Iraq are dying in vain; so just get
out. (Apr 2007)
* Iraq war was lost the day Bush invaded-make it
illegal. (Apr 2007)
* 2008 election will be decided by how Democrats
handle war. (Feb 2007)
* Bush can sign bill to end war, or he can believe
in God. (Feb 2007)
* Anyone who voted for the war should not be
president. (Feb 2007)
* Bring the troops home now. (Feb 2007)
* Stop nuclear proliferation: the Cold War is over.
(Feb 2007)
* Immediate withdrawal from the war in Iraq. (Jan
2007)
* Commence an immediate and orderly withdrawal from
Iraq. (Dec 2006)
* Election was mandate for peace but carnage
continues for oil. (Dec 2006)
* US creates threats to our own security by acting
out of fear. (Jan 1972)
Mike
Huckabee on War & Peace
* Train & arm Kurds to prevent cross-border PKK
incursions. (Oct 2007)
* Attack Iran's nukes even if Congress says no. (Oct
2007)
* Many don't comprehend the threat: they want our
obliteration. (Sep 2007)
* We bought Iraq because we broke it; responsibility
to honor. (Sep 2007)
* We made Saudis rich; pressure them to help win
with honor. (Aug 2007)
* Iraqi government disappointing, but we can't up
& pull out. (Jun 2007)
* Insist that Iraq's neighbors assist military &
financially. (Jun 2007)
* We needed 300,000 troops to win Iraq; must finish
the job. (May 2007)
* Don't judge Iraq war while we're in the middle of
the war. (May 2007)
* Iraq war has made us overlook domestic agenda.
(Jan 2007)
* Opposing Bush's troop surge is a dangerous
position. (Jan 2007)
* Make sure we finish the job in Iraq and finish it
right. (Jan 2007)
* Strength is more effective deterrent to war than
weakness. (Jan 2007)
* Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state
responsibility. (Feb 2001)
* Include states in anti-terrorism planning. (Sep
2001)
Duncan
Hunter on War & Peace
* No Congressional authorization needed to attack
Iran's nukes. (Oct 2007)
* Son has served two tours as a Marine in Iraq. (Sep
2007)
* How to leave Iraq: "It's called victory". (Sep
2007)
* Take out Iran nukes with precision systems,
Osirak-style. (Sep 2007)
* Marines are doing a good job; don't rush for the
exit. (Aug 2007)
* Work with Pakistan against Taliban and Al Qaida.
(Aug 2007)
* Read NIE before war vote (then voted for war).
(Jun 2007)
* Pre-emptive tactical nukes OK if Iran keeps
centrifuges. (Jun 2007)
* Iraq war has been worth it. (Jun 2007)
* Iraqi forces have stopped running and started
fighting. (May 2007)
* Stand up the Iraqi military then rotate US units
out. (May 2007)
* Iran's behavior gives license to US to take
necessary action. (May 2007)
* Sending a fractured message is deleterious in
Iraq. (Feb 2007)
* Supports surge now, to get back to 2005 troop
levels. (Feb 2007)
* Hand off burden of security to Iraqi leadership.
(Feb 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq
starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
* Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror
with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam &
valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
* Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq.
(Oct 2002)
* Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo.
(May 1999)
Dennis
Kucinich on War & Peace
* There's no basis for an Iran military resolution.
(Oct 2007)
* Impeach Bush for violating international law on
preemption. (Oct 2007)
* The war against Iraq was about oil. (Oct 2007)
* Urge Iran to let go nuclear and abolish nuclear in
the US. (Oct 2007)
* All troops out well before 2013, with no
partition. (Sep 2007)
* US army has civilian leadership; it's not
Patraeus' decision. (Sep 2007)
* Congress has the Constitutional power to end the
war. (Sep 2007)
* Assassination is extrajudicial killing; not even
Osama. (Sep 2007)
* Iraq plan: Reconstruction, rehabilitation, &
reconciliation. (Sep 2007)
* Biden Plan splits up Iraq. (Sep 2007)
* Use $97 billion of Iraq funding to bring troops
home. (Aug 2007)
* November 2006 election meant Dems promised to exit
Iraq. (Aug 2007)
* Strength through peace: pursue science of human
relations. (Jul 2007)
* Democrats have failed the American people by not
ending war. (Jul 2007)
* Same thinking that took us into Iraq will take us
into Iran. (Jul 2007)
* Path to peace runs right through Jerusalem. (Jun
2007)
* The Iraq war has been based on lies. (Jun 2007)
* Democrats were elected to end the war. (Jun 2007)
* End the Iraq occupation & use the military for
peacekeeping. (Jun 2007)
* Use Iraq funding only to bring the troops home.
(Jan 2007)
* Best way to support the troops is to bring them
home. (Jan 2007)
* Bush's Iraq plan failed because it was predicated
on lies. (Jan 2007)
* Stop building Israeli wall; start rebuilding
infrastructure. (Nov 2003)
* Barred from CIA briefing, but considers them
misleading. (Oct 2003)
* Supports Palestinian security and Israeli
security. (Aug 2003)
* Establish a cabinet Department of Peace and
Nonviolence. (Jun 2003)
* America should not be the world's policeman. (Sep
2002)
Iraq War
* FactCheck: $2 trillion for Iraq? High, but
accurate estimate. (Jun 2007)
* We're in Iraq for oil & looking at attacking
Iran for oil. (Apr 2007)
* FactCheck: Iraqi oil production has fallen during
war. (Apr 2007)
* Insurgency in Iraq is being fueled by US
occupation. (Apr 2007)
* New direction in Iraq, and that direction is out.
(Apr 2007)
* Bring in UN troops, and pay reparations to Iraq.
(Apr 2007)
* Cut off the funds; end the occupation of Iraq.
(Feb 2007)
* Reparations to Iraq for 650,000 innocent civilians
killed. (Feb 2007)
* International Cooperation: US out of Iraq, UN in.
(Nov 2006)
* Democratic Party is divided over the war in Iraq.
(Jan 2004)
* Disavowing Iraqi oil creates entirely different
direction. (Jan 2004)
* 90 days to bring US troops home and rotate the UN
troops in. (Dec 2003)
* Let go of Iraqi oil and let the UN in. (Dec 2003)
* Let the UN rebuild Iraq and develop its
governance. (Nov 2003)
* Have UN handle all Iraqi oil contracts. (Sep 2003)
* End Bush's blunder: Bring US troops home &
bring UN in. (Sep 2003)
* War in Iraq was wrong, and isolated the US. (Aug
2003)
* Question Bush's truthfulness on Iraq. (Jun 2003)
* No credible evidence for offensive against Iraq.
(Sep 2002)
* One cannot be against Iraq war yet still fund it.
(Apr 2007)
* Lack of info was no excuse for voting for Iraq
war. (Apr 2007)
* 2003 war vote was audition for presidential
decision-making. (Apr 2007)
* I voted against war because I saw no proof from
Bush. (Feb 2007)
* No on $87B for Iraq-bring the troops home before
it's $245B. (Sep 2003)
* $87B to "protect troops" is cynical; end the war.
(Sep 2003)
* We authorized a response to 9/11, not war without
end. (Feb 2002)
* Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq
starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
* Voted NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror
with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq.
(Oct 2002)
* Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo.
(May 1999)
John
McCain on War & Peace
* Congressional consultation before attacking Iran's
nukes. (Oct 2007)
* Sanctions to prevent Iranian nukes; but don't
count on UN. (Sep 2007)
* Follow Osama bin Laden to the gates of hell. (May
2007)
* Prefers not to take troops out of Afghanistan.
(Jan 2007)
* McCain Principle: Committing troops means
completing mission. (Jan 2007)
* The War on Terror is the overriding and
transcendent issue. (Oct 2004)
* The War on Terror is a fight between good and
evil. (Aug 2004)
* The War on Terror a war we must fight. (Aug 2004)
* Avoiding the War on Terror has cost us dearly.
(Aug 2004)
* Bush promised enemies would soon hear from us and
they did. (Aug 2004)
* Our adversaries express a hatred for all good in
humanity. (Aug 2004)
* Iran is sponsor of terrorism; US strike if they
get nukes. (May 2007)
* Palestine: Against declaration of statehood. (Feb
1999)
Iraq War
* I would much rather lose a campaign than lose a
war. (Oct 2007)
* Bring troops home the right way: home with honor.
(Sep 2007)
* Surge is working; let it continue until it
succeeds. (Sep 2007)
* Support the surge even if benchmarks are not met.
(Aug 2007)
* Did not read NIE before war vote, but was fully
briefed. (Jun 2007)
* If new strategy not working by Sept., we still
must succeed. (Jun 2007)
* Willing to be last man standing for US involvement
in Iraq. (May 2007)
* Consequences of failure: regional chaos & we
must come back. (May 2007)
* In hindsight, Iraq invasion was still justified.
(May 2007)
* Timetable would be catastrophe, even if Iraq wants
it. (May 2007)
* Advocated leaving Somalia, but no comparison to
Iraq. (May 2007)
* War has been mismanaged, but we are now on the
right track. (May 2007)
* War in Iraq has not gone well: dire but not
hopeless. (Mar 2007)
* Al Qaeda may take over Iraqi oilwells. (Mar 2007)
* Prefers more troops for surge, but 20,000 is
sufficient. (Jan 2007)
* Bush now has the right strategy, and it's our last
chance. (Jan 2007)
* Generals advising "no more troops" was a failed
policy. (Jan 2007)
* If we leave Iraq, terrorists will follow us home.
(Jan 2007)
* Send in a heavy wave of troops to Iraq to
establish order. (Nov 2006)
* Looting, terrorism in Iraq a result of US
mistakes. (Sep 2004)
* The Iraqi war was necessary after years of failed
diplomacy. (Aug 2004)
* Saddam would have acquired terrible weapons again.
(Aug 2004)
* The Iraqi war was necessary, achievable and noble.
(Aug 2004)
* The cause of the Iraqi war was just. (Apr 2004)
* Congress has no authority to cut off funds for
Iraqi use. (Jan 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July
2007. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on investigating contract awards in Iraq
& Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
* Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq,
not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
* Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations
in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
* Voted YES on authorizing use of military force
against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Voted NO on allowing all necessary force in
Kosovo. (May 1999)
* Voted YES on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo.
(Mar 1999)
* Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul
1995)
* Supports $48 billion in new spending for
anti-terrorism. (Jan 2002)
* CIA assessments ib Iraqi WMDs were all wrong. (Mar
2005)
* Belief in Iraqi nukes was poor analysis of
aluminum tubes. (Mar 2005)
* Belief in Iraqi BWs was based on one unreliable
person. (Mar 2005)
* Belief in Iraqi CWs was based on flawed imagery.
(Mar 2005)
* Iraq never had delivery systems to attack US
mainland. (Mar 2005)
* CIA never questioned assumption that Saddam had
WMDs. (Mar 2005)
* Conclusions on Iran and North Korea are all
classified. (Mar 2005)
* Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
Barack
Obama on War & Peace
* Committed to Iran not having nuclear weapons. (Oct
2007)
* Iran military resolution sends the region a wrong
signal. (Oct 2007)
* Clinton has not been consistent on the Iraq War.
(Oct 2007)
Iraq War
* Leave troops for protection of Americans &
counterterrorism. (Sep 2007)
* Hopes to remove all troops from Iraq by 2013, but
no pledge. (Sep 2007)
* Surge has not succeeded because it ignores
political issues. (Sep 2007)
* Tell people the truth: quickest is 1-2 brigades
per month. (Sep 2007)
* No good options in Iraq--just bad options &
worse options. (Aug 2007)
* Be as careful getting out as we were careless
getting in. (Jul 2007)
* Troops not dying in vain; but we need plans for
success. (Jul 2007)
* We live in a more dangerous world because of
Bush's actions. (Jun 2007)
* Case for war was weak, but people voted their best
judgment. (Jun 2007)
* War in Iraq is "dumb" but troops still need
equipment. (Apr 2007)
* Increase ground forces in Iraq to decrease troop
rotations. (Apr 2007)
* Open-ended Iraq occupation must end: no military
solution. (Apr 2007)
* Begin withdrawal May 1 2007; finish by March 31
2008. (Apr 2007)
* Open dialogue with both Syria and Iran. (Apr 2007)
* Withdraw gradually and keep some troops in Iraq
region. (Mar 2007)
* Iraq 2002: ill-conceived venture; 2007: waste of
resources. (Feb 2007)
* Longtime critic of Iraq war. (Nov 2006)
* Saddam did not own and was not providing WMD to
terrorists. (Oct 2004)
* Initial military was extraordinarily successful in
Iraq. (Oct 2004)
* Invading Iraq was a bad strategic blunder. (Oct
2004)
* We must make sure that Iraq is stable having gone
in there. (Oct 2004)
* Advance the training speed and get the
reconstruction moving. (Oct 2004)
* Democratizing Iraq will be more difficult than
Afghanistan. (Oct 2004)
* Never fudge numbers or shade the truth about war.
(Jul 2004)
* Set a new tone to internationalize the Iraqi
reconstruction. (Jul 2004)
* Iraq war was sincere but misguided, ideologically
driven. (Jul 2004)
* Not opposed to all wars, but opposed to the war in
Iraq. (Jul 2004)
* International voice in Iraq in exchange for debt
forgiveness. (Jul 2004)
Mideast/Asia/Afghanistan
* Deal with al Qaeda on Pakistan border, but not
with nukes. (Aug 2007)
* Get al Qaeda hiding in hills between Afghanistan
& Pakistan. (Aug 2007)
* Military action in Pakistan if we have actionable
intel. (Aug 2007)
* FactCheck: Yes, Obama said invade Pakistan to get
al Qaeda. (Aug 2007)
* Focus on battle in Afghanistan and root out al
Qaeda. (Jun 2007)
* Bush cracked down on some terrorists' financial
networks. (Jun 2007)
* Iraq has distracted us from Taliban in
Afghanistan. (Apr 2007)
* Iran with nuclear weapons is a profound security
threat. (Apr 2007)
* We are playing to Osama's plan for winning a war
from a cave. (Oct 2006)
* Terrorists are in Saudi Arabia, Syria, and Iran.
(Oct 2004)
* Problems with current Israeli policy. (Jul 2004)
* Engage North Korea in 6-party talks. (Jul 2004)
* Use moral authority to work towards Middle East
peace. (Jul 2004)
* Late to vote against war is not late to oppose
war. (Jun 2007)
* Spending on the Cold War relics should be for the
veterans. (Jun 2007)
* Would have voted no to authorize the President to
go to war. (Jul 2004)
* Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by
March 2008. (Mar 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July
2007. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq
& Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
Ron
Paul on War & Peace
* Mercantilist oil dependency was reason for war.
(Oct 2007)
* Congressional authorization needed to attack
Iran's nukes. (Oct 2007)
* We went into Iraq under false pretenses of WMD and
9/11. (Sep 2007)
* Radicals come to kill us because we occupy their
lands. (Sep 2007)
* Preemptive war is against Christian doctrine of
just war. (Sep 2007)
* No US role in autonomy for Christians in Iraq
Nineveh region. (Sep 2007)
* People saying "bloodbath" said "cakewalk": listen
to dissent. (Sep 2007)
* Take marching orders from Constitution; not from
al Qaeda. (Sep 2007)
* How many more lives lost just to save face? (Sep
2007)
* Neocons hijacked our foreign policy to invade
Iraq. (Sep 2007)
* Talk to Iran like we talked to Soviets during Cold
War. (Sep 2007)
* Iraq war is illegal; undeclared wars never end
& we lose. (Aug 2007)
* Neocons promoted Iraq war for years; not about Al
Qaida. (Aug 2007)
* We're more threatened now by staying in Iraq. (Jun
2007)
* Stop policing Iraq's streets; have Iraqis take
over. (Jun 2007)
* We should have declared war in Iraq, or not gone
in at all. (May 2007)
* Ronald Reagan had the courage to turn tail &
run in Lebanon. (May 2007)
* Intervention abroad incites hatred & attacks
like 9/11. (May 2007)
* When we go to war carelessly, the wars don't end.
(May 2007)
* Voted against war because Iraq was not a national
threat. (May 2007)
* Opposes Iraq war and opposes path toward Iran war.
(Jan 2007)
* Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq
starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
* Voted NO on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror
with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
* Voted NO on approving removal of Saddam &
valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
* Voted NO on authorizing military force in Iraq.
(Oct 2002)
* Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo.
(May 1999)
Bill
Richardson on War & Peace
* Pledge that Iran will not develop a nuclear bomb.
(Oct 2007)
* Negotiate with Iran without any conditions. (Oct
2007)
* UN pressure in 1997 kept Saddam from restarting
nuke program. (Oct 2007)
* Multilateral security with Iran; instead of
saber-rattling. (Oct 2007)
* Leaving some troops is just changing mission, not
ending war. (Sep 2007)
* African-American community has disproportionate
war pain. (Jul 2007)
* Sanctions would work on Iran. (Jun 2007)
* Open an ideological front in the war against
Jihadism. (Feb 2007)
* Negotiated with Taliban in 1998 to extradite Osama
bin Laden. (Nov 2005)
* Move troops to Afghanistan to fight al Qaeda. (Jun
2007)
Iraq War
* The surge is not working; Petraeus just being team
player. (Sep 2007)
* Iraqi situation is about to implode; withdraw all
troops. (Sep 2007)
* Tri-partite entity within Iraq; reconcile three
groups. (Aug 2007)
* Move out troops, through Turkey & Kuwait, in
6-8 months. (Aug 2007)
* Withdrawing from Iraq lets real peace &
reconciliation begin. (Aug 2007)
* Iraq has become an endless quagmire. (Jul 2007)
* Long road ahead is hauntingly similar to 1968.
(Jun 2007)
* No troops left behind at bases; green zone; or for
training. (Jun 2007)
* No long-term Korea-like presence in Iraq. (Jun
2007)
* Obsession with Iraq makes us more vulnerable to al
Qaeda. (Jun 2007)
* Deauthorize the war; original resolution no longer
operative. (May 2007)
* Iraq now in civil war, & US troops are nothing
but a target. (May 2007)
* Time for Iraqis to take over their own security.
(May 2007)
* Supporting war initially was a mistake. (May 2007)
* Stop funding for Iraq war-it is a disaster and
must end. (Apr 2007)
* Withdraw US troops by end of 2007, with no
residual force. (Apr 2007)
* Iraq policy is a massive failure; Iraq is in civil
war. (Apr 2007)
* Congress should de-fund and de-authorize the war.
(Apr 2007)
* Congress authorized this war; now de-authorize it.
(Feb 2007)
* Find ways to withdraw from Iraq, but with
diplomacy. (Feb 2007)
* Iraq was single biggest issue as Clinton's UN
ambassador. (Nov 2005)
* Voted against Kuwait war but later regretted it.
(Feb 2005)
Mitt
Romney on War & Peace
* Let lawyers decide if authorization needed to
attack Iran. (Oct 2007)
* After surge, move to support phase, based in
Kuwait. (Sep 2007)
* Deal with Iran nukes with Dems at home & with
allies abroad. (Sep 2007)
* Slow progress vs. frightening consequences of
withdrawal. (Aug 2007)
* It's time for people of America to show a surge of
support. (Aug 2007)
* Keep option to attack Al Qaeda in Pakistan, but
don't say it. (Aug 2007)
* Right to invade Iraq, but not what came after.
(Jun 2007)
* FactCheck: Saddam didn't refuse UN inspectors
prior to war. (Jun 2007)
* Iraq part of global jihadist effort to bring down
the West. (May 2007)
* Don't decide policy by polls; don't leave Iraq
precipitously. (May 2007)
* Osama bin Laden will die for the outrage he has
exacted. (May 2007)
* Withdrawal from Iraq would be a mistake. (Dec 2006)
* Bush gave inadequate rationale for Iraq war. (Nov
2006)
Tom
Tancredo on War & Peace
* Congress cannot decide how to fight war; only fund
or defund. (Sep 2007)
* Promote dissenters in Iran; but take action if
needed. (Sep 2007)
* Iraq is a battlefield in war with radical Islam.
(Sep 2007)
* We are in a war with radical Islam; Iraq is one
battle. (Aug 2007)
* Stop restricting army with rules of engagement.
(Aug 2007)
* If Islamic terrorists threaten nukes, we nuke
Mecca & Medina. (Aug 2007)
* Opposed the troop surge, but supports the troops.
(May 2007)
* Muslims attack us because it's a dictate of their
religion. (May 2007)
* Convert from constabulary force to supporting
force. (May 2007)
* Ok to attack Iran if they develop nukes &
threaten Israel. (May 2007)
* Surge opposed by all commanders; we're leaving
soon. (Mar 2007)
* Begin withdrawal from Iraq, to focus on radical
Islam. (Mar 2007)
* Voted NO on redeploying US troops out of Iraq
starting in 90 days. (May 2007)
* Voted YES on declaring Iraq part of War on Terror
with no exit date. (Jun 2006)
* Voted YES on approving removal of Saddam &
valiant service of US troops. (Mar 2004)
* Voted YES on authorizing military force in Iraq.
(Oct 2002)
* Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo.
(May 1999)
* Solidarity with Israel in its fight against
terrorism. (Apr 2002)
Fred
Thompson on War & Peace
* Stabilizing Iraq, and not leaving, is the right
policy. (Oct 2007)
* Iraq certainly had WMDs in the past & would
have nukes now. (Oct 2007)
* Ask Congress, even if not required, to attack
Iran's nukes. (Oct 2007)
* FactCheck: Said Saddam had WMDs, but not at 2003
invasion. (Oct 2007)
* Success cannot always be measured by battlefield
victories. (Sep 2007)
* World becomes more dangerous if we leave Iraq.
(Aug 2007)
* All wars are full of mistakes; trust General
Petraeus. (Jun 2007)
* Pre-emptive attack on Iran if close to nuclear
weapon. (Jun 2007)
* Iraq is a war between civilization and evil. (Jun
2007)
* If we had not gone to Iraq, Saddam would be
developing nukes. (Jun 2007)
* I would do essentially what the president's doing
in Iraq. (Jun 2007)
* Take any chance to not get run out of Iraq. (Jun
2007)
* Internationalizing war effort will not win the
war. (Jun 2007)
* President must decide on war based on unclear
evidence. (Jun 2007)
* Prophets of doom are wrong--we can't cut-and-run.
(Jun 2007)
* Goal of Iraqi enemies is to demoralize us. (Jun
2007)
* Serious & painful international sanctions on
nuclear Iran. (Jun 2007)
* If world doesn't stop Iran nukes, Israel will.
(May 2007)
* If Saddam were still around today, things would be
worse. (Mar 2007)
* Voting for the war then against funding is just
poll-based. (Jun 2007)
* Voted YES on authorizing use of military force
against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
* Voted YES on allowing all necessary force in
Kosovo. (May 1999)
* Voted NO on authorizing air strikes in Kosovo.
(Mar 1999)
* Voted YES on ending the Bosnian arms embargo. (Jul
1995)
* Condemns anti-Muslim bigotry in name of
anti-terrorism. (Oct 2001)
* Move the US Embassy to Jerusalem. (Nov 1995)
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