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We Need American Troops
Wall Street Journal - www.opinionjournal.com ^ | Wednesday, September 21, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT | BY JALAL TALABANI

Posted on 09/21/2005 6:02:50 PM PDT by bethtopaz

BAGHDAD--There is no more important international issue today than the need to defeat the curse of terrorism. And as the first democratically elected president of Iraq, I have a responsibility to ensure that the world's youngest democracy survives the inherently difficult transition from totalitarianism to pluralism. A transformation of the Iraqi state and Iraqi society is impossible without a sustained commitment of soldiers from the United States and other democracies.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: iraq; jalaltalabani; oif; staythecourse; talabani

1 posted on 09/21/2005 6:02:52 PM PDT by bethtopaz
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To: bethtopaz

Title should have read: We Need American Troops


2 posted on 09/21/2005 6:04:33 PM PDT by bethtopaz (We will not allow another generation of our heroes to be forsaken!!)
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To: Admin Moderator

Title should have read: We Need American Troops


3 posted on 09/21/2005 6:05:43 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude Adjustments Offered Here Free of Charge)
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To: bethtopaz
Posted last night by yours truly

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)
4 posted on 09/21/2005 6:06:15 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: bethtopaz

We may well lose this war with the Battle of the Gulf. That's the Gulf of Mexico. W has promised so much money to Katrina rebuilding and he cannot do less for Rita. The resistance to tax increases will crumble as all th Congressional Republicans who never did understand supply-side become tax raisers. The economy will tank and support for the war will tank with it. We cannot just quit and go home with no consequences. We will have lost the war. And Minneapolis or whatever city the Moslems hit next. When the have won this war China will see a tremendous opportunity to hurt its enemy, maybe knock the US out, by making sure the Moslems have the wherewithal to do what they desire to do.


5 posted on 09/21/2005 6:19:54 PM PDT by arthurus (Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE.)
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To: arthurus; All

Whatever Mr Pessimist..


6 posted on 09/21/2005 6:21:52 PM PDT by KevinDavis (the space/future belongs to the eagles --> http://www.cafepress.com/kevinspace1)
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To: arthurus

You seem to be extremely pessimistic. Listen to Rush Limbaugh. He'll cheer you up!!


7 posted on 09/21/2005 6:22:05 PM PDT by bethtopaz (We will not allow another generation of our heroes to be forsaken!!)
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To: KevinDavis

Well put!


8 posted on 09/21/2005 9:43:34 PM PDT by Valin (The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.)
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To: bethtopaz

Having read the whole article, a man like this, I will support.
Ten Years in the US Marines has shaped my education, and this man is committed to saving his country.
OOOOOHRAAAAAAH!!!!
Stay the course.


9 posted on 09/21/2005 10:00:48 PM PDT by DragonMarine (Capitalism works, but it has to be paid for. (From the halls of Montezuma...)
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To: DragonMarine

Thanks for your service, DragonMarine! YOU are my hero!!


10 posted on 09/22/2005 9:49:20 AM PDT by bethtopaz (We will not allow another generation of our heroes to be forsaken!!)
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