Posted on 11/10/2006 12:29:37 AM PST by Biscuit85
U.S. citizens went to the polls on Tuesday to elect 435 representatives, 33 senators, and 36 governors, and the votes are nearly all counted now. Democrats took control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 1994.
The results from California and Washington indicate that the Democrats have actually polled more votes, despite the fact that the Republicans had done well in those states in recent years.
In fact, the Iraq war was the decisive factor in the United States’ midterm congressional elections, which some Arab political analysts have called the “Iraqi congressional elections”.
During the electoral campaigns, Democrats underlined the need for a vote for change, while the Republicans were still insisting on “staying the course” in the so-called campaign against global terrorism.
With the loss of the House, the Republicans will no longer have a free hand in formulating and implementing foreign policy. The loss also bodes ill for their prospects in future elections, especially the 2008 presidential election.
George W. Bush’s failure to establish security in Iraq, the White House’s support for the Zionist regime’s aggressive policies against the Lebanese and Palestinian nations, and the Republicans’ failure to properly handle the ominous phenomenon of terrorism have all frustrated U.S. voters.
Although Bush tried to create a climate of fear in the United States after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he was unable to efficiently implement his anti-terrorist policies.
The rise in violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the increasing number of body bags and casualties coming home from Iraq have raised concerns among U.S. citizens, such that some U.S. politicians have compared the situation to the Vietnam War era.
Despite the fact that Bush still has two years left in his term in office, the Democrats’ victory will certainly raise a challenge to his efforts to implement his domestic and foreign policies.
Although the Democrats also made many mistakes during Bill Clinton’s term in office, they will certainly spare no effort to win the 2008 presidential election.
The U.S. nation has paid a heavy price for the unwise and emotional actions and policies of their president, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
U.S. citizens can neither forget nor forgive the deaths of nearly 3000 U.S. soldiers in Iraq over the past three years and are determined to change their government’s foreign policy.
Now that the Democrats have won the congressional elections, it’s high time that Bush change his Middle East policy. Otherwise, the Republicans will lose the White House in 2008 and will not be able to return to power for a long time.
Had the Iraqi citizens been allowed to vote in our elections, the outcome would have been markedly different. ;-)
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