Leading Democrat Candidate for President Says Yes to Assad and Ahmadinejad, No to Ailes

“I think that what America should be doing on the issue of Iraq is dealing directly with both the Syrians and the Iranians, and I don’t know precisely what Speaker Pelosi is going to do in Syria, but we as a nation should be engaged with both the Iranians and the Syrians directly in helping stabilize Iraq. Both countries have an interest in a stabilized Iraq. They don’t want refugees coming across their border, they don’t want economic instability, and they don’t want to see a broader Middle East conflict. And I think it makes sense to not on some ideological basis not deal with them, but to engage with both of them directly.”–John Edwards, CNN, April 3

“We just called the CBC [Congressional Black Caucus] to let them know that we’re looking forward to their debate with CNN but we’re not going to participate in the proposed debate with Fox [News Channel]. There’s just no reason for Democrats to give Fox a platform to advance the right-wing agenda while pretending to be objective.”–Edwards campaign statement, April 6

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