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The GOP and the war.(Inside Track)
During the last congressional elections in 2006, the Republican Party lost majority control of both houses of Congress largely because the American people have become increasingly upset with our continued involvement in Iraq and associate the pro-Iraq War position with the Republican Party. Yet the GOP presidential candidates, with the notable exception of Ron Paul, not only cling to the pro-Iraq War position but recently made clear they don't think our going to war against Iraq was a mistake in the first place, despite the fact that the rationale for the war, the reputed weapons of mass destruction, were never found.
During the January 24 GOP presidential debate in Boca Raton, Florida, Tim Russert asked each of the candidates if the war was a "good idea" and worth the price ...
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- Magazine article from: National Review Ponnuru, Ramesh September 10, 2007 700+ words
...easy to see that the Republican party is in bad shape right...mistake in launching the Iraq War. And there is no question...11 reinvigorated the Republican party by restoring the importance...as large without the Iraq War. What would have separated...
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- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor October 31, 2006 700+ words
...the fact that the Republican Party has the upper hand...clear strategy in the Iraq war and have bungled the...range plan of the Republican Party is wrapped up in winning...More recently, the Republican Party has shown that it...
- Iraq war, oil and Greenspan's bombshell.
- News wire article from: UNB - United News of Bangladesh October 8, 2007 700+ words
...prime motive for the Iraq war was oil has set off a...not elaborate on the Iraq war that has continued for...years. Prior to the Iraq war, the Bush administration...provided funds to the Republican Party. The president has therefore...
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- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor January 19, 2007 700+ words
...feeds the growing public opposition to the Iraq war. (Seventy percent of Americans oppose...controversial wars say that though the Iraq War is far different from Vietnam in many...developed much sooner. "Protests against the Iraq war, throughout, have been at a far higher...
- For veteran Tammy Duckworth, latest fight is for a House seat; Wounded in the...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor February 22, 2006 700+ words
...upbeat. "Hi, I'm the Iraq war veteran who's running...healthcare, or the Iraq war. It's a long way from...in office. Of several Iraq war vets the Democratic Party...disenchanted with the Republican Party. "The district itself...
- Iraq War veteran eyes race against Reynolds.
- Newspaper article from: Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) March 30, 2007 700+ words
...WASHINGTON -- A 28- year-old Iraq War veteran who later started a charity...While Reynolds has focused on Republican Party politics, the 26th District...central issue at this point is the Iraq War. A captain at the time of his...
- Murphy outpaces Warren in 8th District: Iraq War veteran sets sights on GOP...
- Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA) May 17, 2006 700+ words
...Byline: Hal Marcovitz May 17--Iraq War veteran Patrick Murphy was on his...for Congress. He is one of nine Iraq War veterans seeking seats in Congress...Chairman Harry W. Fawkes said the Republican Party expects Murphy to try to paint...
Source: HighBeam Research, The GOP and the war.(Inside Track)