Reply #71: Here ya go:

[Cameron27]

Edwards was the most hawkish of the three:

Since September, and as White House hints of military action against Iran intensify, the Edwards campaign has changed a key passage in its website's discussion of Iran.

As of September 7, the passage read:

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard will soon be deemed a terrorist organization by the U.S. As president, Edwards will ensure that such steps are not just more rhetoric, but actually lead to results.

The passage now reads:

Congress recently passed a bill to declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard a terrorist organization. We saw in Iraq where such steps by Congress can lead President Bush. Edwards has announced his opposition to this bill.

NOTE: The Edwards campaign, reportedly alone among the presidential campaigns, blocks other websites from caching or archiving its data, which prevents observers from checking on whether details have been changed. The earlier version of the foreign policy platform, however, was also posted on the blog TalkLeft, which is what I link above.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1107/A_change_on_Iran.html


EDWARDS AND IRAN....Here is John Edwards two weeks ago, speaking about Iran to the Herzliya Conference in Israel:

Edwards: Let me be clear: Under no circumstances can Iran be allowed to have nuclear weapons. For years, the US hasn't done enough to deal with what I have seen as a threat from Iran.....To ensure that Iran never gets nuclear weapons, we need to keep ALL options on the table. Let me reiterate – ALL options must remain on the table....

Question: ....Would you be prepared, if diplomacy failed, to take further action against Iran?....Secondly, you as grassroots person, who has an understanding of the American people, is there understanding of this threat across US?

Edwards: ....As to what to do, we should not take anything off the table....As to the American people, this is a difficult question. The vast majority of people are concerned about what is going on in Iraq. This will make the American people reticent toward going for Iran. But I think the American people are smart if they are told the truth, and if they trust their president. So Americans can be educated to come along with what needs to be done with Iran.

“Italics mine. And I'm left wondering: I don't think the American people have any real problem with economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure against Iran. So just what is it that Edwards thinks they need to be educated about? Military action.”

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2007_02/010678.php

BTW, the article above goes on to show how he modified his speech for different audiences.

Obama sponsored legislation in April designating the IRG a terrorist organization. I’ll find it and post if you’d like.