Debate Part Two

Q: What happens after Iraq if Al Qaeda does take over

Richardson: Focus on terror, greenhouse gases, dirty bombs

Obama: Shouldn't have been there, phased redeployment, troops in the region, no long term bases

Biden: Goes at Obama for Pakistan comment, saying if Al Qaeda takes over, we won't go to Pakistan, we'll be back in Iraq. Federalization is the only way.

Clinton: 3 point plan, responsibly and carefully. Taking them out can be just dangerous as putting them in. Pressure on Iraqi parliament. Int'l coalition. Stay focused on keeping them on the run.

Dodd: Thanks troops, say policy has failed, not them. Redeploy starting immediately. Robust approach on diplomacy, unlike Bush. Don't sell arms to Iraq.

Edwards: Draw 40-50k troops out today, engage Iraqi gov't and sectarian leadership for political reconciliation, Iranians Syrians and others to provide stability. Bush never prepared for bad possibilities, civil war or genocide, plan or prepare for that.

Kucinich: Get out now, use $97 billion to tell Bush to get out with. Should never have gone in there.

Obama (why did it take so long on war supplemental vote?): Difficult to send message to president, everyone wants troops funded, hoped for Republican congressional conversion, shot at those who voted for it, so he finally voted no on supplemental. Need to change Republican minds, if not, when he's President, will tell JCS to end Iraq and focus on terrorism.

Clinton (same question): This is George Bush's war, but these are our sons and daughters, had to think long and hard beacuse she didnt want to undercut support, finally concluded voting against it would send a message.

Dodd (about negative quotes about Obama foreign policy): Need to be careful about words, Musharraf may not be Jefferson but he's the only thing stopping a huge fundamentalist regime, we need him.

Obama (responds): Finds it amusing that those who voted for the war are now criticizing him for making sure we are on the right battlefield on the War on Terror. Speech said we have to refocus and get out of Iraq, make certain we help Pakistan getting at Al Qaeda, but with actionable intelligence on Al Qaeda and Musharraf doesnt act, we should.

Clinton (responds): Dont think people running for Pres should talk about hypotheticals, and while actionable intelligence may lead to that, we don't need to telegraph it and destabilize Pakistan. We don't want Al Qaeda like followers getting Pakistan nukes.

Dodd: Admits he made a mistake, Obama should do the same because saying this was a mistake.

Obama: American people have the right to know what we're thinking of for foreign policy.