As Democrats See Security Gains in Iraq, Tone Shifts

As Democrats See Security Gains in Iraq, Tone Shifts

By PATRICK HEALY
Published: November 25, 2007

As violence declines in Baghdad, the leading Democratic presidential candidates are undertaking a new and challenging balancing act on Iraq: acknowledging that success, trying to shift the focus to the lack of political progress there, and highlighting more domestic concerns like health care and the economy.


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