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April 4, 2006 In 1980, Ronald Reagan's chances to unseat Jimmy Carter improved dramatically when he asked one simple question of Americans during a debate: "Are you better off now then you were four years ago?"
With inflation running rampant, Americans held hostage in Iran and mortgage rates at 18 percent, the answer from the masses came back a resounding: "No!." Today, if you asked the average Iraqi the same question you would get the same answer. Four years ago, Iraqis enjoyed electricity in most of their homes, walked the streets of Baghdad without fear and, as long as they stayed out of the crosshairs of Saddam Hussein's campaign of terror, led relatively normal lives. More Americans, per capita, died from crime on our streets than from crime in Iraq. Not so today. |
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Tue Apr 4, 2:54 PM ET |
By EMILY FREDRIX
Associated Press Tue Apr 4, 11:49 PM ET MILWAUKEE - Eighteen Wisconsin communities approved referendums Tuesday calling for the immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, while six others voted against such measures in early returns from 32 communities weighing in on the war.
People in communities large and small gathered signatures on petitions that put the referendums on the spring election ballot, urging President Bush to bring home the troops. Though the referendums carry no weight - municipal governments can't dictate the federal government's actions - organizers hoped to send a message. Comment:
"Logic tells you you can't pull out of there. It would be a mess," said Trenchard, 67.Logic also tells us that, based on the available evidence, Bush lied about the reasons for invading Iraq. Logic also tells us that Bush, who claims the terrorists "hate our freedoms", has done more than any president in history to destroy those liberties - and is therefore unfit to lead the nation. Finally, logic tells us that using "logic" as an excuse to not do anything in the face of such blatant crimes is entirely against the values for which America supposedly stands. |
By LIZ SIDOTI, Associated Press WriterTue Apr 4, 7:15 PM ET
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday brushed aside suggestions that the United States wants an indefinite troop presence and permanent military bases in Iraq.
"The presence in Iraq is for a very clear purpose, and that's to enable Iraqis to be able to govern themselves and to create security forces that can help them do that," Rice told the House Appropriations Committee's foreign operations panel. "I don't think that anybody believes that we really want to be there longer than we have to," the chief U.S. diplomat added. |
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