Iraq Quagmire
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Jan 29, 2007 Posted by Patrick Blum
So now we Democrats have the power in the House and the Senate, and now face a quandry that is the Iraq Debacle and the labe we have been burdened with for far to long now: "The Democrats are weak on defense, blah, blah, blah...." If we Dems try and pull the plug on the funding, the outcry by the right will be the usual mantra of how we Dems don't support the troops and all the other lies that we hear on a neverending basis. The Repulicans hope that the public will overlook the Iraq conflict and try to beat us over our heads with the "non-support" lies as the 2008 campaign gets into full force. We know the Iraq war is a debacle; a debacle that many of us had warned the public about since our commander in chief decided that he would invade Iraq. We know we must leave. We know we must pull our troops out, but we all know what will happen to Iraq if we leave: All out civil war with Iran and Syria manipulating the situation as much as they can. And for what? Oil. Halliburton. The Carlyle Group. War Profiteering. We have entered the ultimate catch-22. If we leave, Iraq will be no more (even though I believe it is already lost); if we stay, more American lives will be lost to a hopeless conflict, and if we pull the funding, we are made to be the bad guys.
We Democrats however must stay strong. We must do what is right and get our men and women out of Iraq. No matter the political cost. No matter what label we may have to fend off. We must do the right thing. So, what say you? How do you believe we as Democrats move forward? What options do we have if any? Sound off and let your opinion be heard.
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Re: Iraq Quagmire
Feb 4, 2007 | Patrick Blum | masonicword@yahoo.comLets hear some of your thoughts and your feeling about this Quagmire. This is YOUR blog, time for you folks to sound off!