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| Iraq War Remains a Big Issue |
| 2008-10-31 |
| For all the talk about the economy, voters have the war in Iraq on their minds, too, in the leadup to Election Day. They're worried about supporting the troops and caring for war veterans, debating who can best lead the military, and wondering how and when the U.S. should get out. Nah, it's all over, isn't it? The One is a done deal. Democrat Barack Obama rose above his primary opponents in part because his opposition to the war gave him an argument for judgment that he would use throughout the remainder of his campaign. Republican John McCain was largely written off as a candidate until the security situation in Iraq improved under the surge strategy that he had long advocated. An Associated Press-Yahoo News survey taken this month shows that 74 percent of voters say the war in Iraq remains a very important or extremely important issue for them. More, including several interviews, across a fairly moderate spectrum, at link. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #2 No, that was news to me, bigjim. I thought there was no war in Iraq and we were losing in Afghanistan. Did I miss a MSM story? Did we invade Iraq again? [/bitterness] |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-10-31 17:49 |
| #1 No shit Sherlock. Do they teach them that in journalism school for the slow weeks. Pick some obvious thing and print it like it's breaking news? |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-10-31 17:33 |