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January 3 - Caucus for Results - Locate your caucus

posted by Matt Browner-Hamlin, Campaign Blogger on November 5, 2007 - 6:08pm

I wanted to direct you to a few articles on Senator Dodd back home in Connecticut. Bill Curry of the Hartford Courant praises Dodd's tone and methodology on the issues.

Dodd had the right tone, pointed but respectful. He was more specific and concrete on issues ranging from privacy to energy to Iraq. It's the smart way to answer Clintonian generalities - not with ideology or ad hominem attacks, but with specificity.

Columnist John Foley of the New London Day says Dodd is doing well and scoring points in the presidential debates.

And lastly, the Courant's Kevin Rennie likes what he's seeing from Senator Dodd of late in the campaign: poise and experience.

Dodd's giving plenty of value whenever he finds himself in the center of the action. It's a pleasure to see a pro at ease in action. No wonder he looks like the happiest candidate.

Rennie adds that Dodd has "shown himself to be a savvy and comfortable operator on the big stage."

Enjoy the links!

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hannah November 6, 2007 - 3:46am

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The big stage is, of course, all the world. So, how comfortable is the Senator with the Political Objectives Iraqi leaders have established for themselves? To wit:

1- To be rational in political speeches, for the national interest, and to move away from sectarian and ethnic dispute.

2- To bring an end to the displacement of Iraqi people and work to take care of those displaced, and secure their safe return, with guarantees of their safety by the national forces in co-operation with political parties and tribal leaders.

3- To deal with the subject of militias under the following procedures:

A- Arming, supplying, training and making sure that the security forces (army/police) are capable of undertaking their duties efficiently. Make sure that the security forces are equipped to adequate levels to achieve an effective national force.

B- Activation of economic development across the country, to contain youth unemployment and use the efforts of young people to rebuild in order to improve the quality of life for all citizens.

C- Those working outside the law and using military resources inappropriately shall be brought to justice, with no differentiation.

4- The emphasis on the common vision for all Iraqi political entities on the importance of termination of the presence of foreign troops in Iraq through the completion of national sovereignty and rebuilding a national army and security apparatus according to a national vision within a realistic timetable.

5- An emphasis on the continuation of constructive dialogue between different political groups aiming to fulfill national goals.

6- To convince political groups that are currently outside the political process to initiate and activate a constructive dialogue to reach common understandings.

7- To deal with armed groups which are not classified as terrorist, encouraging them to use peaceful political means to address the conflict and to provide their members with jobs and opportunities within state administrations.

8- Working towards correcting the misunderstanding that accompanied the political process and encourage all Iraqi political parties to participate in building Iraq in all aspects.

9- The cessation of the violation of the human rights of Iraqi citizens and their properties by continuous bombardment and military actions by foreign forces. The Iraqi government must take responsibility to protect innocent civilians.

Does the Senator endorse these principles without reservation? If so, what would he proposed to do about #9, especially the continuous bombardment?