Peace Mirage Makes Iraq a Non-Issue in Democratic Primary

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http://www.opednews.com/articles/1/opedne_kevin_ze_080121_peace_mirage_makes_i.htm

by Kevin Zeese



Veil of Peace Rhetoric Shrouds Intent of Leading Candidates


Senators Clinton and Obama are using the rhetoric of peace candidates but when pushed admit they will be leaving tens of thousands of troops in Iraq. They have essentially agreed on the same policy along with Edwards, while Kucinich is being excluded from debates.



The recent Nevada debate, that included Clinton, Obama and Edwards and excluded Kucinich, put the Democratic peace mirage on display. It remains to be seen whether the veil of peace rhetoric will be sufficient to satisfy voters opposed to the occupation in the general election.


In the debate Sen. Clinton brought up the Iraq occupation, trying to frame the debate as anti-Bush. Being anti-Bush is certainly more popular than discussing her vote to authorize the use of military force (a vote Edwards jointed), her and Sen. Obama’s consistent votes for war funding with no strings attached and all three candidate’s agreement to keep the military option on the table for Iran.


Clinton framed the issue as criticizing President Bush for making agreements with Iraq for the continued presence of U.S. troops after his term in office ends. She asked Obama to join her in preventing Bush from “binding the hands of the next president.” Obama of course agreed to support this non-controversial effort and then changed the subject to removal of troops saying “I have put forward a plan that will get our troops out by the end of 2009.”...



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Kevin Zeese is Director of DemocracyRising.US and a co-founder of VotersForPeace.U

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1. this is why Kucinich is the best candidate

in my opinion.