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Who Can Reach Out On Iraq?
The Republican candidates have accused the Democrats of raising the white flag of surrender in Iraq. We've heard it all before. According to McCain and company, all honorable men, there is no way short of victory to end the occupation of Iraq with honor.
The United States military has covered itself with honor. It has conquered Iraq, made sure there were no weapons of mass destruction, put in a puppet government of sorts, hung Saddam Hussein, lost over 4,000 dead, and suffered tens of thousands of horrible wounds in the service of a failed adventure in the Middle East. It is time to move on.
And, in moving on, time to ask ourselves: Which candidate can reach out to the millions of Americans who want so desperately to believe that our American soldiers and Marines have not suffered and died in Iraq in vain?
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