BBC: "The uneasy Republicans"... WoW! This is a Great Article!

[leftchick]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/3562470.stm
A little from Fayetteville, NC too! :)

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But just how much will the war in Iraq affect the November elections? Hugh Sykes found evidence that, with mounting US casualties, the answer could be "quite a lot".

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Bill Buchanan, a leading member and card-carrying Republican, sighed when he told me George W Bush would not be getting his vote this time.

The reason? Iraq.

Bill said: "To risk nearly 1,000 American lives and so many casualties, there has to be a pressing reason. There was not."

He went on: "When I joined the military, I was taught to shoot back at the guy shooting at me.

"His name was Osama Bin Laden. We've stopped shooting at him and started shooting at someone who was not shooting at us. It doesn't make sense."

[acmavm]

1. People are beginning to see through old Georgie like a plate glass

window.

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"As commander-in-chief, the president has a responsibility not to use the military in an irresponsible manner.

"I think that in this case, in Iraq, George W Bush has subjected the military to unnecessary danger."

William Coleman, like several of the uneasy Republicans I met, told me he will grit his teeth and vote for that other Vietnam War veteran, John Kerry.

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[Cha]

2. It just amazes me when someone hasn't drunk

the koolaid!

Give that man a gold star. I'm really sorry for his situation.

[ribrepin]

3. Good Read

Like usual it comes from the foreign press.

[leftchick]

4. kick for the morning....

it made my night last night...

[southernleftylady]

5. Great article! thanks for posting :) nt

[hadrons]

6. wow, a Buchanan that makes sense ....

(I know Pat isn't a fan of the war either)