Iraq

So much for our promise to liberate Iraq, not to occupy it, and not to cart off its riches.

Republican opposition researchers just got another arrow in their quiver against Sen. Ben Cardin, who joined two dozen of his colleagues in voting against funding the Iraq war yesterday. It's not so much the vote but the contradictory video.

Edwards and others back a withdrawal planIn anticipation of General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker’s testimony today before the U.S. Senate’s Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, Fourth District Democratic nominee Donna Edwards released her questions for America’s military and civilian commanders in Iraq.

Edwards is a founding member of the group backing "A Responsible Plan to End the War in Iraq,” a withdrawal proposal endorsed by 50 Democratic congressional candidates, including Sixth District nominee Jennifer Dougherty.

She asks, “When are you prepared to discuss and implement a multi-tiered approach to Iraq that includes economic, diplomatic, and political options to bring stability and sustainable progress to Iraq?”

Her subsequent questions reflect her belief that the “surge” in military personnel has failed in its political objectives and has had a detrimental effect on global deployment capabilities.