What did the election results in '06 really mean?

I think the polls can be understood differently. I think the polls on the President show that Americans are feeling the strain of the Iraq war. I think Americans believe there is a lack of a clear goal in Iraq, in spite of efforts of the president to explain to the contrary.

I think the Congressional polling reflects the American sentiment that Congress is over-paid, racked with corruption, and not representing the American people.

I think the November election was an expression of all of the above. I think the election had more to do with getting rid of incumbents than it had to do with electing Democrats.

You are correct they did not receive a mandate to cut and run. What they received was a vote of confidence to try and bring about an honorable end to the war.

What did the election results in 06 really mean. Not much. As we have seen the same old games continue. Not what can I do for my country, but what do I have to do to get re-elected, which means how do I suck up to the special interest and get their financial backing so that I can get re-elected. How do they expect to get their ratings up when they continue to ignore the plight of the American people. Americans don't necessarily want a handout but they want to be given a chance to live a respectable life without having to hold down two or three jobs.

There is a loss of self respect and the politicians really do not care. Until they do then the ratings will remain low..

Congressional races, though influenced by national politics, are still local events. There probably isn't really one reason all those seats changed hands. But, if you go looking for a reason, opposition to the war is the best candidate. It's not that everyone who voted Dem in '06 wanted immediate surrender in Iraq, it's just that they wanted the alternative even less.

The election of 06 meant that the American people were fed up the culture of corruption that permeated the GOP dominated Congress. Representatives that rubber stamped everything that Bush sent them were replaced with people with minds of their own. "Cutting and running" is a gross misrepresentation of the Democratic strategy for Iraq. A solid majority of Americans believe that the Iraq war has been sorely mishandled and "Staying the course" is not an option.

A win for the Democrats and our enemies, radical Islam.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2006/12/al_qae...

dems read WWWWAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY more into it than was REALLY there. their "people have spoken" mantra is a bunch of crap. their "majority" hangs on A vote. please..........

edit- with the broad "left" media exposure, is it not interesting that conservatives STILL hold 49% of the "power"?

(let's not lie to ourselves about it, the right has talk radio and fox news. print and video and internet are far off to the left. just an observation.)

Public opinion is fickle.

More war preaching propaganda.

International Laws Violated.

· Article 2 of the United Nations Charter. o Text of Article 2, Section 3- 4. “All Members shall settle their international disputes by peaceful means in such a manner that international peace and security, and justice, are not endangered. .... [and] refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.” [UN Charter, Article 2, Sections 3,4]o Violation. The US used force to settle its dispute with Iraq, ignoring calls from UN Security Council members for a peaceful resolution. · Articles 39 - 50 of the United Nations Charter.o Summary of Articles 39-50. Articles 39 - 50 of the United Nations Charter clearly stipulate that no member state is authorized to use military force against another country without the UN Security Council first determining that certain criteria have been met. (1) There must be a material breach of its resolution; and (2) All nonmilitary and peaceful options to enforce the resolution must be fully exhausted. Once it has been decided that the necessary conditions for military action have been met, only the UN Security Council can authorize the use of military force. [UN Charter]o Violation. The United States and its conscripted coalition invaded Iraq without the approval of the UN Security Council. The Bush administration chose not to take the issue to the council because it knew that a resolution to use force against Iraq would not pass.· Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. o Summary of Article 51. Article 51 allows for a nation to use military force to defend itself only in cases of an ongoing or impending attack. It only provides this military solution as a temporary one –until the UN Security Council can find the appropriate peaceful response. The intention of this article was not to set criteria for the justification of war. Quite the contrary; its intent was to prevent conflicts from escalating into war. o Violation. The US and its conscripted coalition invaded Iraq - calling it a preemptive defense strike, a concept with no legal meaning - despite being unable to prove its allegations that it posed an imminent threat to the US Although the US claimed that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, that Iraq was developing these weapons, and that Iraq intended to use these weapons against the US, the US failed to provide any evidence to substantiate these claims. [Read more] UN weapons inspectors who examined suspected banned weapons facilities in Iraq found no support for the US assertions. [Read More] The US also alleged that Iraq had ties to terrorist groups and would likely provide these organizations with weapons of mass destruction. No evidence was presented to the UN to support the accusation. [Read More]

http://www.thefourreasons.org/iraqinvasion.html

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They libs talked the talk but like always can't walk the walk

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