Edwards got standing ovations by Nina Gotzmannova

The first of the five planned events in New Hampshire ended really well for Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. At Richmond Middle School the politician gained two standing ovations for his answers. Now he only hopes the rest of the visit will go that smoothly too. The debate with pupils came just hours after a debate with his rivals. On Wednesday night Edwards had a discussion with Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton. All politics and aspiring presidents concurred and admitted, that they can't guarantee the U. S. forces will be back home in several years. They said is not much possible for U. S. soldiers to leave Iraq by the end of the next presidential term in 2013. And then the question came. Eighth-grader James Harvard asked Edwards, how is it possible that he can't guarantee return of the soldiers, while other Democratic candidates say they can. The student remarked he was wondering why Edwards can't end the war in near future, because in the debate Congressman Kucinich said he would do it in three months. The answer of Edwards was more than optimistic. He responded with laying out his plans if he will be elected. He said he will send the troops out of Iraq in nine months and immediately after his election he can send at least half of 100.000 soldiers home. He also added he don't think United States can continue with their mission in Iraq. For all this he received standing ovations and popularity at least among school kids. What a shame they can't vote.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070927/ap_on_el_pr/edwards_new_hampshire;_ylt=Ao.ZOFs.yNiaaOA_B2Mup0ms0NUE

by Nina Gotzmannova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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