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What is your opion on the Iraq war?
Replied Aug. 28, 2007
What is your opion on the Iraq war?
Replied Aug. 28, 2007
What is your opion on the Iraq war?
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Started this discussion. Last reply by ednshell Aug. 28, 2007.
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- To be a Democrat in this modern age means to inherit a fearful nation and give it new confidence and new strength. It means creating policies that transform our nation into something stronger and more compassionate than it was before. Our great opportunity is to build on the legacy of the Democratic Party, adapt it to modern times and lead with strength and clarity. To paraphrase John Fitzgerald Kennedy, we look forward and not behind. We welcome new ideas without rigid reaction. We care about people, their health, their housing, their jobs, their schools, their civil rights, and their civil liberties. And we believe that we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad. It would be easy to leave this work to the presidential candidates. But I believe that we must define this new vision. The challenges we face are both global and local, but they are all interrelated. How can we address immigration without addressing our trade policies? How can we deal with fanatical extremists abroad and protect the civil rights of American citizens at home? The United States earns the respect of the world when we act on our principles instead of violating them. We spend more on defense than all the nations of the world combined, but we have not bought more security. Nationally, the middle class, the backbone of this country, is squeezed by globalization, corporate greed rewarding a few at the very top, and soaring costs for basic needs from gas to health care. Our real security as a nation can no longer be measured by our defense budget alone. The true test of our greatness is whether we have the capacity and the will to adapt to change and innovate at a pace which keeps up with the change thrust upon us. In 2006, we responded in New Hampshire and across the country by sweeping new leaders into office. Some are frustrated at the pace of that change. Congress is a body that thrives on incremental change. I am impatient also. I can already feel the competing pressures as a member of congress that would sap my passion if I am not vigilant. We made a good start in 2006 by returning the voice of the people to the people's House in both Concord and Washington. But our work has just begun. We have a great opportunity as Democrats to seize this moment and rally the nation around us. I believe Democrats bring a fundamentally different world view to the business of governing. We recognize that we live together in an interrelated world, that cherishing freedom at home means acting morally abroad. We know that to project our power in the world, our cultural diplomacy and statesmanship are at least as important as our military might. To lead the world, we must stand on moral high ground. A nation which tortures its prisoners in secret prisons cannot hold itself up as a moral and compassionate world leader. We must lead with the force of our founding principles and strive towards equality, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as the birthright of everyone, everywhere. So, let us continue to revitalize our Democratic Party. Let us build new partnerships and new coalitions while strengthening our traditional ones. To those on the left, stick with us as we work to resolve the war in Iraq. To Independents and Republicans of conscience, welcome aboard because we recognize the value of fiscal prudence, free markets and common sense. We know that this is no time to rest on our laurels. We have the ability to rise to meet any challenge. It is time for boldness, policies and programs as large as the issues before us. As Martin Luther King said, we must respond to the fiery urgency of now. My friends, this is our country, this is our flag, and this is our time.
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“At the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends,” Martin Luther King Jr.
Nancy Pelosi was entrusted with the responsibility of ending the war and took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The war rages on and Nancy has refused to hold those accountable for this immoral war based on lies. Cindy for Congress is asking the country to stand up against injustice and stand with Cindy Sheehan again on August 6th.
August 6th is Hiroshima Day. Hiroshima is a vivid example of the potential destruction US Foreign policy can bring to people all around the world. The USA is the only country to ever have used a Nuclear weapon in battle. It's time to stop. We must hold the administration that led us into an unjust immoral war based on lies accountable. You don't have to live in the 8th District of California to see that Nancy Pelosi is not interested in PEACE and you have a stake in Cindy’s race for Congress! Send a message to Nancy Pelosi that she was wrong to take impeachment off the table and continue to fund BushCo’s war! Support Cindy Sheehan for Congress in her run against Nancy Pelosi in the 8th district of California!
August 3rd is also the third anniversary of the day Cindy Sheehan first sat down in the ditch outside of George W. Bush’s Crawford, Texas ranch to get him to answer the question, “For what noble cause,” did he send her son Casey to die in Iraq!
Stand with Cindy again on August 6th!
August 6th can be the beginning of a shift in paradigm from policies of fear, murder and destruction toward a consciousness that fosters policies of trade, sovereignty, self-determination, cooperation and peace.
Let’s make August 6th a day to let Nancy Pelosi know that we, as a nation are serious about peace and holding those accountable who do not stand with us.
You don't have to live in the 8th District of California to see that Nancy Pelosi is not interested in PEACE or ACCOUNTABILITY and you have a stake in Cindy’s race for Congress! The nation is affected by Nancy Pelosi’s actions and the nation can send Nancy a message by contributing to Cindy Sheehan for Congress on August 6th.
Let’s money bomb the PEACE MOM, Cindy Sheehan on August 6th.
Add Cindy on Facebook or MySpace.
Start setting aside to donate to Cindy For Congress on August 6th
Tell your family and friends! Please use your social networks, email lists and websites to distribute this message to your friends.
Print out our flyers to help you get the word out.
Thank you!!
“At the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends,” Martin Luther King Jr.
Nancy Pelosi was entrusted with the responsibility of ending the war and took an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The war rages on and Nancy has refused to hold those accountable for this immoral war based on lies. Cindy for Congress is asking the country to stand up against injustice and stand with Cindy Sheehan again on August 6th.
August 6th is Hiroshima Day. Hiroshima is a vivid example of the potential destruction US Foreign policy can bring to people all around the world. The USA is the only country to ever have used a Nuclear weapon in battle. It's time to stop. We must hold the administration that led us into an unjust immoral war based on lies accountable. You don't have to live in the 8th District of California to see that Nancy Pelosi is not interested in PEACE and you have a stake in Cindy’s race for Congress! Send a message to Nancy Pelosi that she was wrong to take impeachment off the table and continue to fund BushCo’s war! Support Cindy Sheehan for Congress in her run against Nancy Pelosi in the 8th district of California!
August 3rd is also the third anniversary of the day Cindy Sheehan first sat down in the ditch outside of George W. Bush’s Crawford, Texas ranch to get him to answer the question, “For what noble cause,” did he send her son Casey to die in Iraq!
Stand with Cindy again on August 6th!
August 6th can be the beginning of a shift in paradigm from policies of fear, murder and destruction toward a consciousness that fosters policies of trade, sovereignty, self-determination, cooperation and peace.
Let’s make August 6th a day to let Nancy Pelosi know that we, as a nation are serious about peace and holding those accountable who do not stand with us.
You don't have to live in the 8th District of California to see that Nancy Pelosi is not interested in PEACE or ACCOUNTABILITY and you have a stake in Cindy’s race for Congress! The nation is affected by Nancy Pelosi’s actions and the nation can send Nancy a message by contributing to Cindy Sheehan for Congress on August 6th.
Let’s money bomb the PEACE MOM, Cindy Sheehan on August 6th.
Add Cindy on Facebook or MySpace.
Start setting aside to donate to Cindy For Congress on August 6th
Tell your family and friends! Please use your social networks, email lists and websites to distribute this message to your friends.
Print out our flyers to help you get the word out.
Thank you!!
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Letter #1 In an ongoing dialog
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Letter#2 Additional thoughts the next day.
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"Impeach speech" should be the loudest sound that is heard throughout the United States of America!
The insanity of the BUSH REGIME must come to a quick and final end!
It may be too late but we must not stop trying for the sake of our own humanity!
Fight the good fight with your eyes open, and if you have the vision to see beyond the Bush Circus you will see a SYSTEM, with it's parts exposed, that is obscene.... This capitalist system has outgrown it's nationalist beginnings and is evolving into a global fascist village, where the rich will grow richer, on the backs of the working poor, of the entire world!
The system to stay alive and keep growing needs to make a quick buck at the expense of future generations, and at the expense of our world environment!
Those that don't understand the system, are short sighted and walking blindly into a maze of demoralized confusion!
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