Democratic Politics Over Conscience On Iraq?

July 23, 2007

The question comes from the mother of a soldier.

Hillary Clinton: "There are a lot of questions that we are asking, and we're not getting answers."

Dennis Kucinich: "Yes. It is politics." He said Democrats who took control of Congress have failed the American people by not cutting off funds for the war so troops have to come home.

Chris Dodd: "We should set that time certain." He added that the situation in Iraq is connected to U.S. inaction in Darfur because the military is "bogged down" in Iraq and U.S. global leadership has been undermined.

Bill Richardson: Bring all of the troops home by the end of this year, "with no residual forces. ... No politics. Get it done."

Juliana Gruenwald

Tech Writer

E-Mail: jgruenwald@nationaljournal.com.

Juliana Gruenwald has been covering tech and telecom issues for more than a decade for National Journal, Interactive Week, BNA and Congressional Quarterly. This is her second stint with National Journal. She was recruited by NJ in 1998 to help launch its first tech policy publication, Technology Daily. She left in 2000 to cover international tech and telecom issues for Ziff Davis Media's Interactive Week magazine. She started her career at United Press International as the wire service's first Helen Thomas Intern. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. A Minneapolis native, she misses the lakes but not the cold.

Josh Smith

Tech Reporter

E-Mail: joshsmith@nationaljournal.com.

Josh Smith covers technology policy as a staff reporter for National Journal. He previously interned at National Journal Daily, a Senate press office, and the Deseret News in Salt Lake City where he covered the state legislature, courts, and crime. In 2009 he graduated with honors from Southern Utah University after managing an award-winning student newspaper as editor-in-chief. Josh has received state, regional and national awards for his political and policy reporting, including first place in CapitolBeat’s 2009 Best of Statehouse Reporting college competition. A native of drop-dead-gorgeous Utah, Josh lives in Virginia with his wife, Amber.

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