A decade later, Bush’s son saw a similar bump in popularity driven by the September 11th attacks and the successes the nation experienced in the early years of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. As a result, several Democrats declined to run against him in 2004. As with his father, Bush saw..…

Remember when asked about when the end of Afghanistan and Iraq would happen, President George W. ... My point is Democrats did not join with Republicans in loudly opposing Obama's Iraq like GOP has done standing lock-armed with Democrats blasting Trump's decision..…

Chris Cillizza, writing in Washington Post Why filibuster reform did not happen explained, The news of agreement that skirts around the edge of reforming Senate filibusters without actually, you know, reforming the filibuster will disappoint Democrats and leave old Senate hands saying. Let me..…

Gallup shows that Democrats are doing even worse regarding false claims being used to promote neocon goals. ... As with false views about WMD in Iraq, false views by Democrats about the 2016 election have negative consequences. ..…

The following month, after the Bush administration conceded that there were no “weapons of mass destruction” to be found, Biden told CNN “I, for one, thought we should have gone in Iraq,” adding his disappointment that other Democrats weren’t as supportive. ... At a hearing in..…

The early 2000s saw younger voters break for the Democrats, possibly because of opinions on the Iraq war. . . ... The early 2000s saw younger voters break for the Democrats, possibly because of opinions on the Iraq war. . . ..…

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Political organizations in and around Democratic Party worked to channel Vietnam behind Democrats, and operation was carried out with the mass demonstrations against Iraq in 2002-03. ..…

Biden would not be Democrat who faced blowback from the electorate and fellow candidates for the position they took on Iraq War October 2002, roughly six months before the war began and several years before the negative consequences of the war became apparent. ..…

Afghanistan followed, then Iraq, and, in spirit of bipartisanship, Democrats came up with Libya and the first Syria. ..…

Afghanistan followed, then Iraq, and, in spirit of bipartisanship, Democrats came up with Libya and the first Syria. ..…

Republicans and Democrats behind Iraq war should have been charged with War Crimes. ..…

President Trump’s electoral agenda promised to end US military intervention in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. ... Trump followed and deepened the Congressional Democrats war policies. ..…

President Trump's agenda promised to end US military Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq.  Democrats were opposed and condemned his 'appeasement  The Democratic Congress joined forces with Trump's neo-conservative cabinet and Senate hawks in reversing Trump's agenda he retained troop everywhere..…

Views do vary on the basis of party Republicans are more likely to see Afghan and Iraq wars as worthwhile than Democrats and even so majority of Republicans still see the two wars as not worth the costs involved. ..…

In grotesque article that equated Vietnam Syndrome with in which U.S schools give out too many awards, Wall Street Journal Peggy Noonan hoped for heavy casualties in the invasion of Iraq because the world will be reminded that America still knows how to suffer... Democrats like Hillary..…

We should be clear that the war on terror is united in the minds of our rulers from Afghanistan to Iraq, and we ought to oppose it across the board — especially since Democrats are campaigning for Afghanistan. ..…

Kennedy and Lyndon Baines Johnson, the (Jimmy) Carter Doctrine (granting the U.S. the right to invade the Middle East at will in the thinly veiled name of imperial oil control), the Clinton presidency (bomber of the Balkans and the murderer of more than one million Iraqis), and the Democrats’..…

Of course Bush bungled both economic and military policy, and the roots of both the imperial and economic crisis were bipartisan Democrats supported Bush Afghanistan and Iraq. ..…

In 2008, the United States was entrenched in an election battle and two major wars – Afghanistan and Iraq. The Democrats portrayed themselves as the anti-war party, promising to correct the foreign disasters of the incumbent administration. ..…

Voting for the war on Iraq should have ended the political careers of Democrats and 263 Republicans. CODEPINK and our partners in the movement calling on Adam Smith and all Democrats. ..…

Klein, the founder and editor-at-large for Vox.com, made the claim in a tweet about the mid term election on Tuesday, opining on why the Democrats took the House of Representatives. Comparing 2018 to 2008 — when Democrats took power amid a war in Iraq and Afghanistan — Klein..…

SELLERSBURG, Ind -- In appearance that amounted to his first campaign rally of the election season, cheering supporters here yesterday that Democrats did not want to investigate, prosecute or even detain terrorists and had no plan for Iraq.. ... I know some America do not believe..…

WASHINGTON -- As Democrats squirm over President Bush's plans to invade Iraq, no one is more in Minority Whip Nancy Pelosi of California.. ..…

WASHINGTON -- President Bush, tackling the top issue of the election, declared yesterday that United States is absolutely winning Iraq and that we lose if he heeds Democrats calls for troop withdrawals.. ..…

Democratic and Republican opinions on this question are mirror images of one another 69% of Republicans say Iraq has helped the war on terrorism, while just 21% say it has hurt among Democrats, 66% say it has hurt and 22% say it's helped. ..…

Republicans DC 69% of Republicans say GOP could do better in this regard, compared with 82% of Democrats. majority of Americans believes U.S is losing ground in its efforts to prevent Iraq, after the bombing of Shiite Samarra triggered violence. ..…

GOP had extensive appeal among disparate group of voters in the middle of the electorate, drew loyalty from its own varied constituencies, and made some inroads among Democrats. These themes endure despite the consequential events of the past four years ­ especially Sept terrorist attacks and..…

Gaines and his colleagues tracked the fact-based beliefs of both Democrats and Republicans during Iraq war, they found that over the course of that war both sides did indeed update their beliefs Democrats and Republicans had converged on what was and what was not factually..…

While except one Democrat, supported the authorization of force to fight al-Qaeda in the aftermath of the 11 attacks in 2001, majority of Democrats Congress voted against the authorization to invade Iraq the following year.. ..…

Pelosi likened the looming vote the one lawmakers cast in 2002 to approve the Iraq War. “Overwhelmingly, Democrats voted against the war in Iraq. Those who voted for it had a lot of explaining to do later,” she cautioned. ..…

While Congress appears on track to review and even block final to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapon, it now looks as if Republicans and Democrats have abandoned efforts to rewrite President Obama's powers and timetable for waging war against ISIS terrorists Iraq and Syria.. ..…

And at home, notwithstanding Democrats inability to force Bush's hand Iraq, there are few signs that public opposition to the war is weakening... ..…

I do not agree that that is in the best interest of our troops or our country. ) This broad-brush, who-cares-about-details approach to Iraq is favorite of Democrats trying to align themselves with the majority of American people, at least until the election. ..…

Democrats and Republicans Congress gave Bush the authority to go to war against Iraq in 2003. ..…

And the anti-war sentiments underlying Ned Lamont's Connecticut will prove disastrous for Democrats in the long run -- the long run beginning as early as November 8. Like Iraq, Vietnam was and one in larger struggle -- that struggle against Soviet Union and its communist clients around..…

polls show most Americans disapprove of President Bush's handling of Iraq and Democrats Republicans are not conceding the territory... ... Patrick Murphy, in District, said not all Democrats agree on what to do about Iraq. ..…

The current mess Iraq was approved by both Democrats and Republicans Congress. ..…

Congress will soon pass resolution giving Bush power to take military action against Iraq, Republicans and Democrats both predicted Sunday, and Democrats called for some refinements... ..…

BERLIN -- With polls showing his conservative rival falling behind, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder launched the week of his re-election Sunday with rally at Brandenburg Gate that underscored his pledge to keep Germany out of war against Iraq. Thousands of supporters whooped and cheered stand he hopes..…