Comments on: Iraq Policy and the 2006 Election http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iraq_policy_and_the_2006_election/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:25:43 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iraq_policy_and_the_2006_election/comment-page-1/#comment-105588 Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:28:12 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/12/iraq_policy_and_the_2006_election/#comment-105588 <strong>Video: Bush and Iraqi prime minister meet...</strong> Nov. 30: President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hold joint talks in Jordan aimed at... Video: Bush and Iraqi prime minister meet...

Nov. 30: President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hold joint talks in Jordan aimed at...

]]> By: yetanotherjohn http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iraq_policy_and_the_2006_election/comment-page-1/#comment-105546 yetanotherjohn Fri, 01 Dec 2006 20:46:28 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/12/iraq_policy_and_the_2006_election/#comment-105546 I think this may be a little different. There is a sizable minority on the left that is rabid about getting the US out of Iraq. Assume for a second that there is no change in the next two years. How is this group going to react to the democrats returning to the well for their support? Assume four years of no change. Assume six years. The point of course is that given enough time, this will certainly be as destructive to the democrats as the growth in government is to the republicans. Both parties are made up of groups who would not necessarily align, but do so because they get their political itches scratched better in one party than the other. 45 years ago, both parties were "tough" on national security. Within 10 years the democrats had markedly move away from the "tough" position. I think as much or more than race issues, this is what split the south off from the democratic party (and the north east/coastal west off of the republican party). But when one of the groups in the political party doesn't get their political itch scratched and the other party is in no position to make a claim to scratch that itch, things get interesting. Some will stay in the party because its the lesser of two evils. Others will drop out of the political process. And the entire group becomes ripe for a third party candidate. I think this may be a little different. There is a sizable minority on the left that is rabid about getting the US out of Iraq. Assume for a second that there is no change in the next two years. How is this group going to react to the democrats returning to the well for their support? Assume four years of no change. Assume six years. The point of course is that given enough time, this will certainly be as destructive to the democrats as the growth in government is to the republicans.

Both parties are made up of groups who would not necessarily align, but do so because they get their political itches scratched better in one party than the other. 45 years ago, both parties were "tough" on national security. Within 10 years the democrats had markedly move away from the "tough" position. I think as much or more than race issues, this is what split the south off from the democratic party (and the north east/coastal west off of the republican party). But when one of the groups in the political party doesn't get their political itch scratched and the other party is in no position to make a claim to scratch that itch, things get interesting. Some will stay in the party because its the lesser of two evils. Others will drop out of the political process. And the entire group becomes ripe for a third party candidate.

]]> By: Moderate Voters.org - An Alternative to the Far Right and Far Left. http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/iraq_policy_and_the_2006_election/comment-page-1/#comment-131753 Moderate Voters.org - An Alternative to the Far Right and Far Left. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/12/iraq_policy_and_the_2006_election/#comment-131753 <!--%kramer-pre%-->at least for a very long time. They have called into question the logic of a lengthy American presence. And once you’ve done that, what is the case for Americans dying in order to have this end slowly?” [IMG] Blogged At: Huffington Post, MyDD, Outside The Beltway, Sojourners Having Pinned Little Hope on Talks, Many Iraqis Appear to Be Beyond Disappointment New York Times, Kirk SempleEven if Sana al-Nabhani had cared about the summit meeting in Jordan on Thursday between Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and<!--%kramer-post%--> at least for a very long time. They have called into question the logic of a lengthy American presence. And once you’ve done that, what is the case for Americans dying in order to have this end slowly?” [IMG] Blogged At: Huffington Post, MyDD, Outside The Beltway, Sojourners Having Pinned Little Hope on Talks, Many Iraqis Appear to Be Beyond Disappointment New York Times, Kirk SempleEven if Sana al-Nabhani had cared about the summit meeting in Jordan on Thursday between Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki and

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