The Candidates Side-by-Side on Iraq

Take a look at how the Democratic candidates compare on the key issues in the Iraq debate.

Candidate Governor
Bill Richardson		 Senator
Joe Biden		 Senator
Hillary Clinton		 Senator
Chris Dodd		 Senator
John Edwards		 Senator
Barack Obama
Supports Leaving An Indeterminate
Number Of Troops In Iraq For An Indefinite Amount Of Time		 No1 Yes6 Yes11 Yes16 Yes20 Yes23
Supports The Principle Of Congress De-Authorizing The War Yes2 Yes7 Yes12 Yes17 No21 Yes24
Supports De-Authorizing The War Now -- Before Congress Adjourns For Summer Break Yes3 No8 No13 No No No25
Supports Removing All Troops Within Six Months Of De-Authorizing The War Yes4 No No No No22 No
Voted For The First Supplemental Funding Bill That Contained Loopholes Allowing Bush To Leave An Indeterminate Number
Of Troops In Iraq Indefinitely
(Vetoed By Bush) 10		 N/A - Supports leaving no residual troops in Iraq. Will have all troops redeployed within 6 months. 5 Yes9 Yes14 Yes18 N/A - But ran ads after Bush vetoed the first supplemental bill stating Congress should "Send him (Bush) the same bill again and again" Yes26
Voted for Reid-Feingold Legislation with Loopholes Allowing Bush to Leave An Indeterminate Number Or Troops in Iraq Indefinitely N/A Yes10 Yes15 Yes19 N/A Yes27
  1. "Richardson For President." Richardsonforpresident.com. 19 June 2007. Available at: http://www.richardsonforpresident.com. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  2. Ibid.
  3. Ibid.
  4. Ibid.
  5. Ibid.
  6. "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R. 1591, SEC 1904 (e) (1-4)." Senate.gov. 26 April 2007. . Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
    "Why the President Would Deny Our Troops the Resources They Need." Marty Lederman. Balkin.blogspot.com. 26 April 2007. Available at: . Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  7. "Iraq: A Way Forward." JoeBiden.com. Available at: http://www.joebiden.com/issues/?id=0009. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
    "After Voting for Iraq Funding Bill, Biden Introduces Bill to Repeal War Authorization." By Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence. Blogs.usatoday.com. 25 May 2007. Available at: http://blogs.usatoday.com/onpolitics/2007/05/after_voting_fo.html. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  8. "After voting for Iraq funding bill, Biden introduces bill to repeal war authorization." Mark Memmott and Jill Lawrence. http://www.usatoday.com/. 25 May 2007. . Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  9. "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007." H.R. 1591, SEC 1904 (e) (1-4). Senate.gov. 26 April 2007. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00147. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  10. "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session." S.A. 1098 to S.A. 1097 to H.R. 1495. Senate.gov. 16 May 07. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00167. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  11. "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R. 1591, SEC 1904 (e) (1-4)." Senate.gov. 26 April 07. < http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00147. Date Accessed: 19 June 07.
    "Why the President Would Deny Our Troops the Resources They Need." Marty Lederman. Balkin.blogspot.com. 26 April 2007. Available at: http://balkin.blogspot.com/2007/04/for-no-good-reason-president-will-deny.html. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  12. "Clinton Joins Effort to 'Deauthorize' Iraq war." By Paul Kane. May 3, 2007. WashingtonPost.com. Available at: http://blog.washingtonpost.com/capitol-briefing/2007/05/clinton_deauthorize_iraq_war.html. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  13. "From the Senate: Hillary Statement on Deauthorizing the War." Hillaryclinton.com. 3 May 2007. Available at: http://www.hillaryclinton.com/news/release/view/?id=1525. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  14. "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007." H.R. 1591, SEC 1904 (e) (1-4). Senate.gov. 26 April 2007. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00147. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  15. "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session." S.A. 1098 to S.A. 1097 to H.R. 1495. Senate.gov. 16 May 2007. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00167. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  16. U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R. 1591, SEC 1904 (e) (1-4). Senate.gov. 26 April 2007. Available at: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00147. Date Accessed: 19 June 07.
    "Why the President Would Deny Our Troops the Resources They Need." Marty Lederman. Balkin.blogspot.com. 26-Apr-07. Available at: http://balkin.blogspot.com/2007/04/for-no-good-reason-president-will-deny.html. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  17. "2008: Dodd to vote NO on new Iraq supplemental." By Chris Woods. PoliticalForecast.net. 23 May 2007. Available at: http://www.politicalforecast.net/2007/05/23/2008-dodd-to-vote-no-on-new-iraq-supplemental/. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
    "Dodd to Outline Next Steps In Fight to End War." ChrisDodd.com. 30 May 2007. Available at: http://www.chrisdodd.com/node/1339. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
    "Dodd Will Vote "No" on Iraq Supplemental." ChrisDodd.com. 23 May 2007. Available at: http://chrisdodd.com/node/1293. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  18. "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session." S.A. 1098 to S.A. 1097 to H.R. 1495. Senate.gov. 16 May 2007. Available at: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00167. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  19. "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007." H.R. 1591, SEC 1904 (e) (1-4). Senate.gov. 26 April 2007. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00147. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  20. "Edwards' Veto Plan." Ari Berman. TheNation.com. 13 April 2007. Available at: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/campaignmatters?pid=185020. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007. Also see Edwards’s "WE THE PEOPLE AD."
  21. "John Edwards' Plan To End The War In Iraq: Senator John Edwards calls on Congress to cap funding and end the war by 2008." JohnEdwards.com. Available at: http://johnedwards.com/about/issues/iraq/. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  22. "New Mexico's Gov. Richardson prods candidates over Iraq." By James W. Brosnan. 19 June 2007. AbqTrib.com. Available at: http://www.abqtrib.com/news/2007/jun/19/new-mexicos-gov-richardson-prods-candidates-over-i/. Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  23. U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 H.R. 1591, SEC 1904 (e) (1-4). Senate.gov. 26 April 2007. http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00147. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
    "Why the President Would Deny Our Troops the Resources They Need." Marty Lederman. Balkin.blogspot.com. 26 April 2007. Available at: http://balkin.blogspot.com/2007/04/for-no-good-reason-president-will-deny.html. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  24. "Plan to End the Iraq War." BarackObama.com. Available at: http://www.barackobama.com/issues/iraq/. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
    "Obama: Learning To Fight." (Video.) Talkleft.com. Available at: http://www.talkleft.com/story/2007/5/25/221521/552. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  25. U.S. Senator Barack Obama Issues Page. Senate.gov. Available at: http://obama.senate.gov/issues/iraq/index.html. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  26. "U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007." H.R. 1591, SEC 1904 (e) (1-4). Senate.gov. 26 April 2007. Available at: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00147. Date Accessed: 19 June 2007.
  27. "U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 110th Congress - 1st Session." S.A. 1098 to S.A. 1097 to H.R. 1495. Senate.gov. 16-May-07. Available at: http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=110&session=1&vote=00167. Date Accessed: 19 Jun 2007.