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If Senator Joseph Lieberman thinks that creating a new War on Terrorism tax will unite Americans, he is absolutely correct. However, it will be in opposition to this dreadful idea. If Congress approves the recent $245 billion request for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars between now and late 2008, the United States will [...] Kurdistan is emerging as one of the most vibrant democracies in the Middle East, and America’s only reliable partner in Iraq. However, if President Bush and the Democratic-led Congress continue to ignore the Kurds unique circumstances, America runs the risk of isolating Kurdistan politically, and imperiling its existence as a thriving autonomous [...] I hate to invoke John McEnroe when it comes to something as serious as our national security, but I couldn’t help myself after discovering that earlier today the Bush administration approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of 24 UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters, radios, armored vehicles and other military equipment worth more than $6 billion. Wasn’t the creation of the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) supposed to make us safer? I know, I know…we haven’t been attacked since 9/11. But saying this is directly due to the creation of the DHS is like saying the sun rises every morning because the rooster crows. Part of the creation [...] Just when you thought things couldn’t get any stranger, it turns out that despite the President’s adamant support for DP World to purchase control of six major East Coast ports, he wasn’t even aware of the sale until after the White House it. Besides the lack of logic in this decision making process, this [...] |
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