I will live through another Republican President if it means saving soldiers' lives

Hippo_Tron

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:01 PM
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I will live through another Republican President if it means saving soldiers' lives

Democrats should use all of the power that they have to bring the troops home now. I'm disgusted by this give Bush enough rope to hang himself strategy that they are pursuing right now. Human lives are more valuable than an election, period.

I honestly doubt that if Democrats cut the funding it will make them lose the 2008 election. But if that is the case, I will suffer through another four years of Republican rule. Any damage that President McCain, President Romney, President Brownback, or President Giuliani does to this country can be undone. Our soldiers, however, cannot be brought back from the dead.

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ccpup

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:05 PM
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1. and what makes you believe

Edited on Sat Jan-20-07 05:05 PM by ccpup

a Republican President will bring the troops home? Forgive me, but I don't quite get the argument you're making.

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Hippo_Tron

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:07 PM
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2. I mean, Congress will bring the troops home NOW

They can't stay in Iraq without money, cut the funding and we will bring them home. That way we will be out of Iraq before the next President takes office.

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muntrv

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:07 PM
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3. Chuck Hagel is the only Republican I know who would possibly bring

the troops home.

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Hippo_Tron

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:08 PM
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4. Again, I'm not waiting for another President, CONGRESS should bring them home

Cut the funding and Bush will be forced to bring them home, period.

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Robbien

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:09 PM
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5. I am very disappointed also

Troops home now.

Stop all of this funny triangulation business.

No more blood.

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KittyWampus

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:10 PM
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6. Yeah, all Dems need to do is wave their magic wand to stop the madness

those damned Dems, refusing to wave that wand....

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Hippo_Tron

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:17 PM
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7. The 2008 defense appropriations bill will only include money for withdrawing from Iraq

We get to write the bills because we control the committees. What exactly is the GOP going to do about it? Filibuster the defense appropriations bill? Veto the defense appropriations bill? They won't do that because then we'll run ads saying that they voted against funding our troops.

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porphyrian

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:18 PM
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8. It's not fair, but it may actually be the fastest way.

Unfortunately, we are not privy to all of the information, and much of what we are given is a lie or a distraction. We are put in the uncomfortable position of having to trust our Democratic representatives without them necessarily having earned our trust (or being deserving it). Hopefully we'll see something done next week.

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w4rma

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:32 PM
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9. Another Republican who would send them into Iran (or another nation) instead of Iraq?

Anyway, this is how politics works. The threat of removal from office or decreasing the chances for your friends to keep their power is the only real weapon you have against other politicians in a democracy. Democrats are handling this pretty well by trying to make this a bipartisan pullout.

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Hippo_Tron

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:56 PM
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12. We'll address Iran when we get there, personally I don't think we will

Americans forget things easily but not that easily.

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butterfly77

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:39 PM
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10. If another republicon gets in...

there will be a continuation and more war.

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sallyseven

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Sat Jan-20-07 05:47 PM
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11. Romney and McCain can do a lot more damage because

they are insane. Listen to them. Romney will do and say anything to get elected. Look at his stands from when he went after Kennedy's seat. Complete opposite from what he is saying today. McCain has mental problems and a bad temper. Rudy is just a shell and gadfly.

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NNN0LHI

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Sat Jan-20-07 06:02 PM
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13. Having McCain continuing on with the PNAC plan does not sit well with me

Nice try though.

Don

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