Edwards Wants Help From Iran and Syria For Iraq

John Edwards seeks help from Iran, Syria in stabilizing Iraq
International Herald Tribune
MAQUOKETA, Iowa:
The United States needs help from Syria and Iran in stabilizing Iraq, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards said Saturday.
He also called the Iraqi prime minister a weak leader.
Edwards again said that if he were president today, he would immediately reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq by about 50,000.

“The Iraqis are going to have to take responsibility, and they haven’t,” he told people at a campaign stop in Iowa.

The former senator told reporters that the U.S. “should be making our own evaluation about the circumstances in Iraq” and that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has not proved effective in stopping violence.

The Sunni leadership is very fragmented, al-Maliki is a weak leader, and there’s been very little progress made to reach a fundamental political compromise, which is the whole issue,” Edwards said. “If that were to occur, there would be a much higher chance of stability in Iraq.”

Other countries in the region, including U.S. foes Iran and Syria, must become involved in Iraq’s future, Edwards said. “We need to engage them directly into helping to stabilize Iraq.”

Wild Thing’s comment……..
Reduce the troop numbers by 50,000, and we’ll have an even higher body count to contend with. The enemy, according to my emails from those in the theatre, are on the run right now. Remove the troops from the battle field and the enemy will return.
The United States needs help from Syria and Iran in stabilizing Iraq,
That’s like saying the U.S. needed help from Nazi Germany in stabilizing Europe.
This is some scary stuff. A guy with something of a chance to become President of the United States wants to get two of the three leaders in the world that hate the United States the most to HELP us. That makes no damn sense at all.