Edwards calls for Iraq War independent commission inquiry

[Lex]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040125/pl_nm/campaign_edwards_dc&cid=615&ncid=1480

Democrat Edwards Wants Iraq War Case Investigation

LACONIA, N.H. (Reuters) - Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards called on Saturday for an independent commission to investigate if the Bush administration misled the U.S. Congress in making its case for war with Iraq and demanded an end to "war profiteering."

The senator from North Carolina was responding to remarks by former chief U.S. arms hunter David Kay, who told Reuters after stepping down on Friday that he had concluded there were no stockpiles of biological and chemical weapons to be found.

"It's a serious issue and it's why I have called for an independent commission to investigate the discrepancy between what's found there and what we were told before," Edwards told reporters in New Hampshire before next Tuesday's primary.

He also said that all Iraq contracts should be investigated with close scrutiny to see how badly the American people are getting fleeced.

I wonder if this will help him or hurt him in the remaining primaries?

[mohc]

1. Mr. Edwards....prepare to meet the wrath of Karl Rove n/t

n/t

[robsul82]

2. Hey, I dig Edwards, but...*SNARF!*

Lordy, Lordy...

I wasn't a big fan of Cold Mountain, but there's a piece of dialogue in there said by Renee Zellweger's character that's telling about this, I believe:

"They make the weather, and then they stand outside and yell, 'Shit, it's RAINING!'"

Later.

RJS

[in_cog_ni_to]

3. Thank You! Hello!

Who voted for the damn IWR in the first place? :eyes:

[DjTj]

5. ...I guess that makes it his responsibility more than anyone else's...

...to figure this stuff out. Even if it is two years late, we also have two more years of evidence.

[dkf]

4. I don't get it...is he now saying he was duped?

What an idiot.

I thought he was defending this to the bitter end even if there were no WMD.

Now I don't know what to think.

[DjTj]

6. He's saying we need to figure it out.

He does not believe he was misled, but there are more and more signs that something is wrong.

I see this as him taking some responsibility for his actions. I'm not sure if this whole thing will really go anywhere before the election rolls around, but it's probably a good thing to get started.