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FACTBOX: Presidential candidates on Petraeus testimony« Thre

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FACTBOX: Presidential candidates on Petraeus testimony« Thread Started on Sept 13, 2007, 6:37am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------FACTBOX: Presidential candidates on Petraeus testimonyMon Sep 10, 2007 3:40PM EDTread at source> http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/ ... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Army Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, told Congress on Monday that America was meeting its military objectives there and troop levels could be reduced by next summer.Following is reaction by some of the candidates in the November 2008 presidential election:FORMER NEW YORK REPUBLICAN MAYOR RUDY GIULIANI: "Gen. Petraeus provided the first look at a strategy that is getting results and an Iraq that is making progress. This is only the beginning, which is why we need to continue to listen to the assessment of Gen. Petraeus and others on the ground so we can decide the best course of action going forward."CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATIC SEN. CHRIS DODD: "Independent report after independent report indicates that the whack-a-mole strategy has made this the bloodiest summer of the war ... Debating the merits of a tactic when the strategy that underlies it is failed is nothing more than a distraction from the work that needs to be done to bring this war to a close."FORMER NORTH CAROLINA DEMOCRATIC SEN. JOHN EDWARDS: "This would not be the withdrawal the American people voted for. It would instead be another excuse for the administration to buy time until President Bush is out of office and can pass Iraq on to the next president."ILLINOIS DEMOCRATIC SEN. BARACK OBAMA: "Changing the definition of success to stay the course with the wrong policy is the wrong course for our troops and our national security. The time to end the surge and to start bringing our troops home is now -- not six months from now."NEW MEXICO DEMOCRATIC GOV. BILL RICHARDSON: "The course General Petraeus has recommended we take -- more of the same -- is unacceptable, irresponsible, and dangerous. ... The Iraqis will not take the necessary steps toward political reconciliation until we make it clear that we are leaving their country for good."
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