https://freerepublic.com/tag/anti8war/ en-us Mon, 22 Nov 2004 03:22:21 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1285624/posts The swift and stunning American military sweep through Falluja this month recalls the equally swift and stunning sweep through Baghdad and other Iraqi cities some 20 months ago. Those triumphs quickly turned sour when looting and lawlessness took over the thinly patrolled streets, embittering residents, stalling reconstruction and giving the insurgency a jump-start on the occupation authorities. The sequel needs to be different. That will require a rapid reinforcement of American ground troops in Iraq. About 20,000 to 40,000 more soldiers are needed right away. As Marine and Army units were completing their drive through Falluja, senior Marine intelligence officers... NY Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1285624/posts#comment Mon, 22 Nov 2004 03:22:21 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1275275/posts ABC struck back Thursday night at the notion that exit polls, which found that "moral values" led all other topics as the most important issue to voters, meant support for conservative positions on social issues, as if liberal anti-war activists were equally likely to have picked "moral values" as their top issue. With "Moral Values" in quote marks over a red/blue state U.S. map, Peter Jennings treated the concept as alien as he described how "ever since the polls closed on election night, there's been a lot of buzz in the political establishment, in the country at large, about this... MediaResearchCenter https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1275275/posts#comment Tue, 9 Nov 2004 14:34:36 GMT