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Thursday, December 21, 2006

Vilsack hits McCain's support for troop surge

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Democratic presidential hopeful Tom Vilsack is going after potential 2008 contender Sen. John McCain, saying the Republican's call to send more troops to Iraq is a mistake.

It's an Iraq policy strategy other Democrats seeking the presidency have mostly avoided -- instead, they are attacking President Bush or criticizing one another.

Mr. Vilsack, the outgoing governor of Iowa, is asking his supporters to petition Mr. McCain in protest of his support for increasing deployments to Iraq.

"We can't afford to make a big mistake even bigger," he said. "To me it's very clear. Deploying more troops to Iraq is not an option."

The debate over how best to handle the deteriorating situation in Iraq was sharpened this week with Mr. Bush considering a "surge" in troop levels, and highlights clear differences among those considering White House bids.

In his letter, Mr. Vilsack outlines the Bush proposal and urges his supporters to add their signatures to petition the Arizona senator.

"Senator McCain is clearly the Republican front-runner for 2008 and is his party's leading authority on military matters," Mr. Vilsack wrote. "His patriotism is admirable, but his position on sending more troops to Iraq is flat out wrong."

McCain spokesman Craig Goldman declined to comment on the petition, saying the senator has been consistent in his Iraq position.

"He has called for more troops since the very start of the war and has never wavered from that," Mr. Goldman said.

Mr. Vilsack, who did not have to cast a vote on the war, thinks the United States should move troops out of central and southern Iraq and keep a force in northern Iraq.

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