Richardson Attacks Self to Defend Clinton

Richardson attacks Edwards for leaving only non-combat troops at the Iraq embassy. Funny thing is, Richardson would do the same thing.

Richardson would leave a small Marine contingent behind in Iraq to protect the U.S. Embassy.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19307110

Richardson's attack:

Edwards says that he would get all of the combat troops out of Iraq, but he would leave behind thousands of non-combat troops in the middle of a civil war. That is not ending the war...

Leaving behind thousands of non-combat troops contradicts Army doctrince and common sense. It is simply irresponsible...

History teaches us that putting undermanned forces in the middle of sectarian conflict, whether in Somalia, Lebanon, or anywhere else, is a recipe for disaster...

Speaking of "undermanned forces", Richardson would only put 1000 non-combat troops to guard the embassy while John Edwards says we need 3000-5000 non-combat troops.

Richardson effectively calls his own plan "a recipe for disaster."

Richardson uses a talking point that does more to defend Clinton's plan of leaving an undetermined number of combat troops in Iraq and carrying out combat missions than it does to defend Richardson's own position.

Richarson's joke of a criticism shows that he is more interested in attacking Edwards than he is in defending his own position. This leads me to believe that Richardson is more interested in being Clinton's VP than he is in winning the election himself.