Clinton's Moderate Tone on Iraq Troop WithdrawalWhile John Edwards  This article or section contains information about one or more candidates in an upcoming or ongoing election.Content may change as the election approaches. is staking out a more anti-war See also anti-militarism. The term anti-war sometimes refers to pacifism, i.e., opposition to all use of military force during conflicts, but most often is used in the context of opposing one particular nation's decision to wage war. stance in these last days before the Iowa caucuses Since 1972, the Iowa caucus has been the first major electoral event of the nominating process for President of the United States. It has served as an early indication of which candidate for President of the United States might win the nomination of his or her political party at , Hillary Clinton Clinton. 1 Town (1990 pop. 12,767), Middlesex co., S Conn., on Long Island Sound; settled 1663, set off from Killingworth and inc. 1838. The school that later became Yale opened here in 1702. has, if anything, gone back to striking a more cautious tone on the subject of removing troops from Iraq Iraq or Irak (both: ēräk`, ĭrăk`), officially Republic of Iraq, republic (2005 est. pop. 26,075,000), 167,924 sq mi (434,924 sq km), SW Asia. . She still says that her goal is “bringing our troops home as quickly and responsibly as I possibly can,” but she is not as emphatic about it as she was, for example, in May, when she delivered the line, “If President Bush doesn't end the war in Iraq before he leaves office, when I'm president, I will.” In the last couple of weeks, she has been using in speeches some version of what she said today at a church in Indianola, Iowa Indianola is a city in Warren County, Iowa, United States. The population was 12,998 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Warren CountyGR6. Simpson College, a liberal arts college of the United Methodist Church, is located in Indianola. . “We need to begin redeploying our troops within 60 days,” Clinton told the audience. “Now some might say well you need to do it immediately you need to get the troops as soon as you’re there. Well, withdrawing troops is dangerous and has to be done carefully.” She went on, “It’s not only bringing out our sons and daughters in uniform, it is also more than 100,000 American civilians who are there, who are at the embassy or work for non-profit groups, it is also whether or not we are going to do anything about the Iraqis who sided with us.” She talked about a Marine captain who fought in the battle of Falluja and said, “If it had not been for his Iraq translator as he was leading his men through narrow alleys, up staircases avoiding snipers avoiding bomb rigged rig tr.v. rigged, rig·ging, rigs 1. To provide with a harness or equipment; fit out. 2. Nautical a. To equip (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards. b. building…he doesn’t think he and his men would have survived." She continued, "But of course people found out that he was a translator for the Marines, so he and his family were targeted. I don’t think American wants to turn our back on those who helped our young men and women in battle and elsewhere. "So planning a withdrawal is going to have to be done. I expect I can do everything necessary to start bringing our troops home within 60 days. I think we can bring home one to two brigades a month." 
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