Vilsack - NO TROOP CAP

Tom Vilsack has again said that there should be no troop cap in Iraq, nor a phased withdrawal.

Vilsack is trying to differentiate himself from those in Congress like Hillary Clinton who are arguing for a cap of troops at 140,000 followed by a phased withdrawal. John Edwards is adopting a similar strategy.

Saying that capping troops is continuing the failed strategy, and is just the same as "staying the course", Vilsack said that "What we ought to be doing is aggressively redeploying troops out of Iraq."

Vilsack will be in Fort Dodge, Iowa today (Saturday) at a town meeting.

Clinton is also making a 2 day trip to Iowa this weekend - her first visit there in over 3 years. She has appointed the former chief of staff of Senator Harkin as a campaign advisor.

Senator Harkin is still a strong supporter of Vilsack, despite some heavy lobbying and photo opportunities this week by Clinton and Barack Obama.