Wednesday, September 26, 2007

"Obama: No on Kyl-Lieberman"

Ben Smith:
He does have a position!

Per press secretary Bill Burton, he would have voted against it, leaving Hillary along in the field in her support for it.

Here's the statement:

Senator Obama clearly recognizes the serious threat posed by Iran. However, he does not agree with the President that the best way to counter that threat is to keep large numbers of troops in Iraq, and he does not think that now is the time for saber-rattling towards Iran. In fact, he thinks that our large troop presence in Iraq has served to strengthen Iran - not weaken it. He believes that diplomacy and economic pressure, such as the divestment bill that he has proposed, is the right way to pressure the Iranian regime. Accordingly, he would have opposed the Kyl-Lieberman amendment had he been able to vote today.

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