He absolutely nails the Iraq issue--the most important issue of all. After watching this speech, I wonder why the other candidates don't adopt the same position (bring ALL troops home within 6 months). I can see leaving some troops in Kurdish areas....but otherwise, I'm with Richardson.
The last 10 mintues of this speech (on Iraq) are a MUST WATCH.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6486942379186999280The text of the conclusion...
I will tell you this -- my world view is different from my colleagues. In my career, I've been able to get results, not with harsh words, but hard work. You talk to your adversaries. You listen. You get to know them well if you want them to hear what you're saying. And with understanding comes resolve. And with clarity comes cooperation.
It's how I've approached foreign affairs. It's how I've approached governing. And it's how I'll serve as president of this great country.
More than anything else, we have a moral obligation to those American soldiers and citizens who've laid down their lives overseas.
Some say we cannot let their sacrifice be in vain. But you will never convince me that those slain patriots would have wanted a single additional life to be lost ... just to validate their own sacrifice.
Instead, the moral obligation is to honor their service by bringing their mission to a close. By ending the bloodshed ... and finally letting the Iraqi people and the American people to set a new course.
Those would be the principles of my presidency. And those would be the ideals I'd seek.
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