With Iraq Driving Election, Voters Want New Approach
Published Thu, Nov 2 2006 1:18 AM
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That's the headline from the New York Times anyway, the fishwrapper of record. I think if you read the article in more depth though, it only shows that people expect the Democrats to do what they have been saying they'll do for the last couple of years, and withdraw from Iraq. I think that would be a horrible mistake.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 — A substantial majority of Americans expect Democrats to reduce or end American military involvement in Iraq if they win control of Congress next Tuesday and say Republicans will maintain or increase troop levels to try to win the war if they hold on to power on Capitol Hill, according to the final New York Times/CBS News poll before the midterm election.
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But 93 percent of Republicans said they were definitely or probably going to vote next Tuesday, compared with 89 percent of Democrats.
Source: With Iraq Driving Election, Voters Want New Approach - New York Times
It's going to be a close election this year. The Democrats have probably gained more ground this year with the help of their allies in the major media than they have in a long time, but their policies still amount to "Cut and Run" despite what you may have heard John Kerry say on Tuesday.
Bob Novak is predicting that the Democrats will gain control of the House, but fail to win the Senate. Personally I'm hoping that they fail to win either house. It's going to be close though.
I do know that if we quit, there's no way we'll win, either in the election or in Iraq. Five years ago conservative pundits were reminding us that the only way we could lose the war on terror would be if we lost our resolve. The New York Times and the Democratic party have been working to ensure that happens ever since, trying to relive their glory days of the late 1960's and early 1970's.
It will be a real tragedy this time if they succeed. For one thing, it will prove to the enemy just exactly what they think of us, that we're a bunch of soft, weak-willed cowards who quit when the going gets tough. In Somalia it only took the deaths of a few of our soldiers for us to cut and run. Now, it may take a few more, but if the Democrats win it will be the same thing all over again.
Last month, 105 American soldiers died in Iraq. The media certainly has made a lot of that number, and it is indeed a terrible thing. It will be even worse if we quit and waste their sacrifice.
Oh, and by way of comparison, based on statistical averages 240 people were murdered in California last month. I don't know what the actual number was, but it's not something the New York Times or the L.A. Times will see fit to print any time soon.
Democrats: "We lost 105 soldiers last month, and over 2800 since the war in Iraq started. Let's pull out now before we lose any more."
Republicans: "We lost 105 soldiers last month, and over 2800 since the war in Iraq started. Let's honor their sacrifice and finish the job. Let's win the war on terror!"
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