Biden in Hillsborough, NH

Question: Asked about ending the war immediately by cutting off funding–simply not appropriating any more money for the war.
Answer: He responded “you’ve got to have the votes, and we don’t.” He twice referred to the 67 Senate votes which would be needed to override a presidential veto. “We have to keep the [...]

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Biden in Concord, NH

Statement: “Everyone agrees…that there’s no military solution to Iraq, including the President. Everyone acknowledges the need for a political solution. And many of my colleagues have offered ideas… just capping troops or cutting troops, or removing troops, but none of them offered a political alternative. To be responsible, one has to be able to [...]

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Biden in Concord, NH

Question: Biden was asked if he would reduce our nuclear weapons stockpile from ten thousand to one thousand.
Answer: Biden replied that he would.

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Biden in Waterloo, IA

Question: Biden was asked if he would continue to develop and build nuclear weapons, especially the Reliable Replacement Warhead.
Answer: Biden replied that he is opposed to any new nuclear weapons systems including the missile defense system and stated that reducing the arsenal would save billions.

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Biden in Manchester, NH

Statement: Biden said he favors ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and that he is “unalterably opposed” to production of new nuclear weapons. He implied he supports lab-based testing and also made a vague reference to supporting an amendment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Biden went over key points of his plan: a decentralized, [...]

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Biden in Antrim, NH

Statement: Speaking at a house party, Biden cited his 5-point plan for a loose confederation of the geographic sections and ethnic factions. Did not explain the role the U.S. military would have in implementing such a plan. He did say the U.S. people were ready for change.

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Biden in Manchester, NH

Statement: Biden said he favors ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and that he is “unalterably opposed” to production of new nuclear weapons. He implied he supports lab-based testing and also made a vague reference to supporting an amendment to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Biden went over key points of his plan: a decentralized, [...]

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Biden in Antrim, NH

Statement: Speaking at a house party, Biden cited his 5-point plan for a loose confederation of the geographic sections and ethnic factions. Did not explain the role the U.S. military would have in implementing such a plan. He did say the U.S. people were ready for change.

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Biden’s Five Point Plan

First, the plan calls for maintaining a unified Iraq by decentralizing it and giving Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis their own regions. The central government would be left in charge of common interests, such as border security and the distribution of oil revenue.
Second, it would bind the Sunnis to the deal by guaranteeing them a proportionate [...]

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