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- Joe Biden
- Proposed a plan that would divide Iraq into three regions, increase communication with Iraq’s neighbors, and withdraw most U.S. troops by summer 2008.
- Hillary Clinton
- Opposes the war and increasing the number of troops.
- Proposed a plan that includes placing a cap on the number of troops and deauthorizing the war.
- Chris Dodd
- Proposed a plan to redeploy by April 30, 2008.
- John Edwards
- Proposes to withdraw 40,000 to 50,000 troops immediately and remove all combat troops in less than a year.
- Rudy Giuliani
- Against setting “artificial” timelines for pullout of American troops
- Sees a stable Iraq as key to the larger War on Terror
- Mike Gravel
- Opposes the war and supports immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops.
- Mike HuckaBee
- Focused on winning the war
- Against setting a timetable on withdrawal, believing that the Iraq War is a large part of the War on Terror
- Dennis Kucinich
- Opposes the war in Iraq and wants to withdraw troops but also help Iraq stabilize.
- John McCain
- Add more troops and new anti-insurgent tactics
- Keep American support of the war strong
- Set up a stable government and use pressure from Syria and Iran
- Barack Obama
- Opposes the war and plans to withdraw troops in phases.
- Ron Paul
- Against “no-win police actions” by the U.S. around the world
- Believes the U.S. should heavily weigh the impact of war and make sure that it is not supporting a despised regime
- Bill Richardson
- Proposes a plan to end the war. The most significant step of this involves withdrawing all troops as quickly as possible.
- Mitt Romney
- Sees Jihadist Extremism as the real threat
- Supports international education to keep moderate Muslims from giving into acts of violence
- Fred Thompson
- In favor of strengthening, enlarging, and modernizing our military.
- Supports missile defense systems to protect the U.S.
