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As the war in Iraq drags on past its fourth year a considerable majority of Americans consider the war to be increasingly difficult and perhaps too much so for a Coalition victory to occur. The Senate Majority Leader considers the war a lost cause and said, "I believe ... that this war is lost, and this surge is not accomplishing anything, as is shown by the extreme violence in Iraq this week…” Two-thirds of the American public disapprove of the Bush Administration’s handling of the war and over one-half of the members of the U.S Congress support a timetable for...

America's first Muslim congressman has provoked outrage by apparently comparing President George W Bush to Adolf Hitler and hinting that he might have been responsible for the September 11 attacks. Addressing a gathering of atheists in his home state of Minnesota, Keith Ellison, a Democrat, compared the 9/11 atrocities to the destruction of the Reichstag, the German parliament, in 1933. This was probably burned down by the Nazis in order to justify Hitler's later seizure of emergency powers. "It's almost like the Reichstag fire, kind of reminds me of that," Mr Ellison said. "After the Reichstag was burned, they blamed...

As most of you know, I have been an ardent supporter of the War in Iraq since it was launched in March of 2003, since then a storm of debate has cast what I've seen as a 'partisan smokescreen' over the reality of the conflict. Now don't get me wrong, I am as opinionated and slanted as most of you are when it comes to politics, but I intend to answer every major question that my opposition can pose and present to all the crucial immovable reason why Coalition forces should have gone into Iraq, and why these forces must...

In uncertain times such as these, when our nation is at war with enemies in two nations, one must wonder what party has the steel to see an operation through properly, and what party would avoid confronting unessecary conflicts. Today it is the Republicans who are largely labeled "warmongers" especially in my home state (NJ) and throughout the Northeast. But side to side, lets see which party really has started or involved us in more wars, we shall start with the hot spot of past military interventions, Latin America. Republican: Argentina- 1890 Chile- 1891 Haiti- 1891 Spanish-American War 1898 (Cuba...

Everyone there seemed nervous except for the Prime Minister, he had answers to every question he was asked, even the news reporters were stuttering and acting nervous when they were asking questions. As usual the president stuttered in his speeches and responses but he made clear his positions on the new arising issues of today. For once in as long as I can remember, I feel a politician has a genuine grasp on what is happening in the Middle East, al-Maliki's discussion with Bush seemed to sway his opinion on the War in Lebanon, he pledged thirty-million in relief aid...

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Jul2006/20060714_5650.html WASHINGTON, July 14, 2006 –"Coalition and Iraqi forces have killed or captured numerous terrorism suspects yesterday and today, and military officials praised the teamwork involved among responding forces after a coalition helicopter crashed yesterday. Coalition forces captured an al Qaeda in Iraq terrorist and two other suspects during a raid today near Baghdad, military officials reported. The targeted individual is reported to be an "Umar Brigade" member and recruiter with control of several terrorist fighting cells, officials said. The Umar Brigade is an al Qaeda-sponsored Iraqi insurgent group known to target Shiite Moslems and specifically intending to incite sectarian...

I don't understand, some people say that Islam is responsible for terrorism today, rather than those who manipulate and perversely interpret Islam to further their murderous aims. Islam is so similiar to Christianity that there isn't even a point to it, every quote showing "Judeao-Christian hatred" can be logically explained by anyone who has read the Quran. We have groups like Muslims for Bush (now Muslims for America) a primarily Republican group of American muslims supporting the War on Terror.

This topic is about the spending policies of our elected politicians.

What did president Reagan do that made him one of the greatest conservative icons in American history? Personally, I did not agree with some of his moves but his cutbacks on the size of the federal government made sense to me. But what about you?

A political essay detailing why it is essential to stay the course in Iraq.

Personally I think Pakistan, under Musharraf has become more of an ally than in the past and is, imo, the biggest ally in the War on Terror. Before the United States winning a sweeping victory in Afghanistan NO foreign power had been able to conquer or occupy Afghanistan for over 800 years. Pakistani logistics and military support to keep militants from regrouping and crossing the boarder like they let them do against the Soviets ensured a much quicker victory.

Who should I support for a senate bid?

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