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More Virtual Town Hall

April 10, 2007 | 8:05 PM

The Virtual Town Hall is in intermission now for ten minutes to let those attending a little over 1000 different house parties across the country to refill on punch and cookies -- or whatever the offerings are.
After John Edwards, three more Democrats Joseph Biden, Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson answered questions on the quickest way to end the war in Iraq:

Biden, who has been on the Senate Foreign Relations committee for 30 years and now chairs it, has put out his own plan to get out of Iraq and invited people to go to his Web site http//:www.joebiden.com for details. "Any responsible candidate needs a plan not only for getting out of Iraq, but what we're going to leave behind," Biden said.

Kucinich, who has consistently voted against appropriations for the war, said H.R. 1234 outlines his plans to get out of Iraq. He said the insurgency is fueld by the United States occupation. "Once the U.S. declares its intent to withdraw, the U.S. can engage the world community," Kucinich said.

Richardson, who has been Ambassador to the United Nations and former President Clinton's Energy Secretary, said if he was president he would withdraw all troops by the end of the year, and put the three sects in a room to devise a coalition government and split oil revenues. "I may not have the most money, but I believe I have the best vision and the best background for president," Richardson said in his closing statement.

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