Blind John Edwards

Democrat John Edwards responds to a question after his address to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Wednesday May 23, 2007. In a defense policy speech, Edwards called the war on terror a 'bumper sticker' slogan Bush had used to justify everything from abuses at the Abu Ghraib prison to the invasion of Iraq. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

"War on Terror? What War on Terror? I don't see any terror."


I don't think there's much to say about John Edwards' disgusting comments today.

His words speak for themselves.

Quite simply, Edwards is a disgrace.

He has shown himself to be utterly blind, incompetent, and politically opportunistic in the worst way; yet polls show that he's leading in Iowa.

Will the people of Iowa have a change of heart after today?

NEW YORK -- Democratic White House hopeful John Edwards, in a major foreign policy speech Wednesday, minimized the Bush administration's War on Terror as nothing more than a "bumper sticker slogan" used to justify the war in Iraq and "bludgeon political opponents."

"It is now clear that George Bush's misnamed 'War on Terror' has backfired — and is now part of the problem," Edwards told the Council of Foreign Relations in New York. "The War on Terror is a slogan designed only for politics, not a strategy to make America safe. It's a bumper sticker, not a plan."

Edwards proposed foreign policy changes from the direction taken by the Bush administration, calling on Congress not to back down to White House pressure for a bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan without requiring a timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces. Congressional leaders said Tuesday that they are close to a deal that would fund the wars without a timetable for withdrawal.

"Every member of Congress should stand their ground on this issue and do everything in their power to block this bill," Edwards said. "Congress should send President Bush another bill funding the troops, supporting the troops, with a timetable for withdrawal. If the president vetoes that bill, send him another one."

...Edwards, who lost his bid in 2004 to become vice president, said Bush's strategy has backfired.

"He’s used this doctrine like a sledgehammer to justify the biggest abuses of his administration," Edwards said.

Edwards proposed his own strategy — withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq in less than a year, closing Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and working to rebuild the U.S. military.

In the first presidential debate last month in South Carolina, Edwards was one of four Democrats — including Delaware Sen. Joe Biden, Ohio Rep. Dennis Kucinich and former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel — who said they did not believe there was a global War on Terror. Front-runners Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama indicated that they did.

Edwards, a former North Carolina senator, voted in 2002 to authorize the invasion of Iraq but has since become a harsh critic of the conflict. In his speech, he reiterated his call to remove American combat troops from Iraq within a year and vowed to "restore the contract we have with those who proudly wear the uniform to defend our country and make the world a safe and better place."

What Edwards said today should be a wake up call to Americans.

It should be a warning to us that Edwards and like-minded Dems are not fit to manage the national security of our country.

If the nation buys the leftist lies that Edwards is pushing, then America's future is very, very dark.

Truly, Edwards is the Jimmy Carter of the Dem 2008 presidential field.

Absolutely disgraceful.

Americans shouldn't walk away from Edwards and the Dems. They should run away as fast as they can.