Where They're At

With Bill Richardson's speech today, here's, as far I can tell, where the presumed 08 candidates are on Iraq:

Richardson - withdrawal and redeployment in 2007.

Vilsack - phased redeployment to the North of Iraq (over-the-horizon force).

Edwards - immediate withdrawal of "thousands of troops" from Iraq.

Obama - withdrawal beginning in 2007.

Biden - split the country into three parts, but also draw up plans to "responsibly withdraw" US troops by the end of 2007.

Kucinich - immediate withdrawal and cut all funding for the war.

Clark - no timeline for withdrawal, a political solution comes first, because without a political process, “the discussion about troop levels is sort of missing the point.”

Kerry - deadline for Iraq at a date certain.

Dodd - Repositioning of troops within 12 to 18 months.

Clinton - "change course" in Iraq, including a redeployment of American troops.

That's almost unanimous, and it's interesting that Wes Clark is the holdout. He's essentially dodging the question by foregrounding the political solution.