John Edwards agrees with Obama on Pakistan

[rhombus]

"NBC's Lauren Appelbaum reports that Edwards, on the other hand, agreed with Obama, though admitted he didn't watch the speech or see a transcript.

"My belief is that we have a responsibility to find bin Laden and al Qaeda wherever they operate," Edwards said on camera. "I think we need to maximize pressure on Musharraf and the Pakistani government. If they can't do the job, then we have to do it."

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2007/08/01/300839.aspx






Thanks for joining the real fight against bin Laden and al Qaeda, John. It's good to see politics being set aside for once when dealing with America's security.

[Nimrod2005]

1. Brilliant!

[SteppingRazor]

2. Hmmm ... given that people with Edwards avatars have been slamming Obama all day over this....

I wonder what they'll say now?

[beachmom]

9. If they're principled, they'll say their guy is wrong just like Obama.

That or tell the Obama people they were wrong.

[LBJDemocrat]

17. He is wrong

I'm an Edwards supporter, and this kind of stuff troubles me.

[LBJDemocrat]

16. I say it's disappointing

Musharraf's regime is unstable enough as it is.

[Cha]

21. I know..that's the first thing

I thought of when I read it. Just double teamin' with the hrcers.

Lot's of people agree that this the way to go. Of course the bushits don't want to hear any talk about their buddy bin hiden getting caught.

[maximusveritas]

3. Good to hear. Only the Republicans play politics with our security

There might be a few extremists on the left who disagree with Edwards and Obama, but I think we are mostly united on this front.

[Ethelk2044]

4. Edwards knows Obama is Right on his Stance on Terror

[Connie_Corleone]

5. Too bad some of his supporters don't know that.

They've been bashing Obama all day on this.

[Adelante]

6. I think only his supporters on DU might be surprised

I'm not at all.

[Connie_Corleone]

7. I told one of his supporters that Edwards would do the same thing.

He didn't believe me. Oh well.

[Adelante]

8. Me, too

I really couldn't understand what they were thinking today.

[illinoisprogressive]

10. you deflated some of their righteous anger. oh my.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

11. That is a vague statement. He didn't call for unilateral action

If he believes what Senator Clinton believes he is right on this; if he agrees with Obama he is wrong. We need more details.

[beachmom]

13. Nope -- you don't get a spin pass after posting 10+ anti-Obama posts

on this very subject today. You know I find, sometimes it's best to wait until your own candidate speaks up on the matter before attacking another candidate's position. Maybe a lesson for next time?

[draft_mario_cuomo]

18. Is my name John Edwards?

If he is wrong, I will criticize him too. I don't need Edwards to come down from Mt. Sinai and tell me what position to take.

Spin? You guys are taking one sentence and construing it to fix an agenda. Let's wait until he clarifies what he meant.

[jefferson_dem]

14. Who is the "we" in his statement then?

Edwards says the exact same thing as Obama only in a less verbose way. Let's be serious, eh.

[draft_mario_cuomo]

19. Did he say he would not work with the government of that nation?

That kind of makes a big difference...

[Mass]

20. Neither did Obama... He actually was talking of the case where Musharaf would not want to act.

Just as Edwards said.

[lumberjack_jeff]

12. The problem is not with Obama and Edwards views on this matter...

The problem is the international context in which we live.

Of course we should go after the criminals who did 9-11, and if the military is the only suitable tool, then so be it.

HOWEVER, we live in a situation of George Bush's creation. Our military is understandably seen as nothing more than an imperial occupation force. We need to demonstrate good faith internationally before we can go spouting off.

[Mass]

15. As does Hillary...

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/8/2/worldupdates/2007-08-02T023102Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-287732-2&sec=worldupdates

But she did not rule out U.S. attacks inside Pakistan, citing the missile attacks her husband, then-President Bill Clinton, ordered against Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan in 1998.

"If we had actionable intelligence that Osama bin Laden or other high-value targets were in Pakistan I would ensure that they were targeted and killed or captured," she said.

[zulchzulu]

22. Thanks John n/t