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06-16-2006, 01:56 PM
From Airamerica Radio news:
GOP Stunt Resolution Passes
The House GOP successfully forced through a nonbinding resolution this morning pushing the discredited notion that the decision to invade Iraq bolstered the “war on terror”. GOP lawmakers used yesterday's debate to posture for the cameras, with House Speaker Dennis Hastert (who avoided military service) growling, “When our freedom is challenged, Americans do not run”—without making clear exactly how American freedom has been challenged by the Sunni insurgency. As the GOP exhorts us to “stay the course”, it begs the question: what course?
more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/16/washington/16cnd-cong.html?hp&ex=1150516800&en=ddfd0f7a6e752958&ei=5094&partner=homepage
GOP Stunt Resolution Passes
The House GOP successfully forced through a nonbinding resolution this morning pushing the discredited notion that the decision to invade Iraq bolstered the “war on terror”. GOP lawmakers used yesterday's debate to posture for the cameras, with House Speaker Dennis Hastert (who avoided military service) growling, “When our freedom is challenged, Americans do not run”—without making clear exactly how American freedom has been challenged by the Sunni insurgency. As the GOP exhorts us to “stay the course”, it begs the question: what course?
more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/16/washington/16cnd-cong.html?hp&ex=1150516800&en=ddfd0f7a6e752958&ei=5094&partner=homepage