John Edwards goes right to the brink of saying that things would be better if Saddam Hussein were still in power: Edwards Disputes Rice on Iraq Invasion.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards on Sunday disputed a White House assertion that it was right to topple Saddam Hussein even if he had no illegal weapons because he posed a future threat.

The North Carolina senator, appearing on several television news programs, said Saddam’s intent to eventually gather weapons of mass destruction was one of dozens of such threats.

“There are lots of threats waiting to happen all over the world,” Edwards said. “That doesn’t mean that that justifies invading a country.”

This is the most childish way possible to look at national security. If we can’t handle all threats, we’re not supposed to handle any?

There are lots of cases of medical malpractice all over the world too. That doesn’t mean John Edwards is justified making millions suing one hospital.

I expect this kind of mud-headed reasoning from the Morlocks at Indymedia; seeing it issue from a vice presidential candidate is just scary.