New Murtha poll up!

http://www.house.gov/murtha/iraqsurvey.shtml

Have to give name, email, and city/state this time. Glad someone got through to his office.

K & R

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Iraq. I remember some talking about bush building 4 mega bases outside the populated areas. That could be what Murtha is talking about.

how many do we have. I have heard numbers from 14 to 4.

"Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington thinks the Bush administration will begin to reduce the number of US troops after the Iraqi elections in December. She predicts that Bush will leave 35,000 to 50,000 troops, sending them to the four big US bases in the four quadrants of Iraq to protect the other 10 permanent US bases."

14 `enduring bases' set in Iraq - Click around for MAPS
The US military has identified 14 locations for long-term bases in Iraq, many of which were formerly used by the Iraqi military. ...
<http://www.globalsecurity.org/org/news/2004/040323-enduring-bases.htm>

Digging In ... and the transformation of decrepit Iraqi military bases into fortified ... The official concedes that permanent basing in Iraq "makes sense" from a ...
< www.motherjones.com/news/outfront/2005/03/enduring_bases_iraq.html >

A Permanent Presence - John Kerry in First Presidential Debate: "As I understand it, we're building some 14 military bases there now, ... that the Pentagon is building a permanent military communications system in Iraq, ...
< www.thenation.com/blogs/outrage?pid=2132 >

If the US is ultimately leaving Iraq, why is the military building ...
Why is the US building permanent bases in Iraq? In May 2005, United States military forces in Iraq occupied 106 bases, according to a report in the ... < http://www.fcnl.org/iraq/bases.htm >

Billions More for Military Contractors and Permanent Bases - by ...
April 14, 2005. Billions More for Military Contractors and Permanent Bases ... The new US military bases in Iraq will likely be built in concert with Dick ... < http://www.antiwar.com/glantz/?articleid=5550 >

They called for a permanent military presence in the Mideast.

It's like driving a wedge through the middle of oil country.

the April 2005 article on Antiwar.com (link in my post below) -- the request for funds for 14 bases was just made 7 months ago. If you have a link (or remember a source) that gives evidence/reports that they have already been built, please post it.

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kicked and nominated

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Still no results, though.

Looks like someone contacted his office and got them tighten it up.

,...using a different name and address.. WTF is wrong with that administrator?

Are we all honest? That's a loaded question.

how many email addresses does one person have? Not hundreds, like the other poll was allowing ...

Good Poll!

thank gawd.

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Thanks.