Truth or Dare, Election Ramifications Options

[Hellfighter]

As you know I'm not pro-Bush on his foreign policies... now that they've got some political clout, will the Dems now ante up and tell us how their influential input will reset the future course in Iraq? I'm thinking not. What are your solutions?

My idea>>> in 1 year US troops should pull out of Baghdad area- then let the Iraqi security forces get a taste for hardcore pulling of their weight. US troops can then deploy along the borders while Iraqi's get school of hard knocks training in large operations by themselves in that area of Iraq. With victories will come confidence. Iraqi citizens will also be getting what most of them hypothesize- US troops out supposedly means a de-escalation of terrorist attacks. As for secterian violence, I don't think US troops can stay in Iraq forever to police that. Sooner or later Iraqis have to sort that out by themselves alone.

[Genocide Junkie]

We have a situation where I live where the local Goodyear plant that employs a ton of people is on strike and likely to close over the union wanting more. They have almost mored themselves out of jobs. It amazes me that an unskilled worker is paid 50k (which is a lot here) will go on strike due to "low wages". The problem in America is everyone thinks they deserve to be upper middle class, have a huge home, drive new cars, have everything etc. It's insane how unions have gone beyond their usefulness and now are DRIVING our jobs overseas. Blame it on taxes etc. if you want but when a business has to pay someone here 50k a yr to watch a robot insert a rivet they are going to send it to China..... Not to mention that NO business will locate in my area because it is a UNION town. Forget that we have a great airport, a sufficient workforce, and are located within miles of several auto plants. We can't get ONE industry to come here. Simply because it is a UNION town.... Look no further to find out why our jobs are going to China and Mexico.

Junkie