[lbo-talk] Kerry Heckled for Opposing Withdrawal of US Troops

Yoshie Furuhashi furuhashi.1 at osu.edu
Sun Apr 18 07:47:43 PDT 2004


Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com, Sun Apr 18 03:36:05 PDT 2004:
>The only real problem with the "troops home now" slogan is that it
>sounds so petty and uncaring that it embarasses even the troops.
>The right slogan would be "Let Iraq Be Free Now." And if someone
>asks you want that means, say Let them vote and let them decide.
>That's very hard to argue within the American moral framework.
>Saying it's not our business, we're evil -- those things call out
>tropistic opposition. They're rhetorically design to repel people.

The proportion of Americans who think that Washington should keep its troops in Iraq until a stable government is established there is trending down, and that of Americans who think that Washington should bring its troops home as soon as possible is trending up -- now the two sides are almost evenly matched.

***** Pew Research Center for the People & the Press survey conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates. April 1-4, 2004. N=790 adults nationwide. MoE ± 4.

"Do you think the U.S. should keep military troops in Iraq until a stable government is established there, or do you think the U.S. should bring its troops home as soon as possible?"

Keep Bring Don't

Troops Home Know

% % % 4/1-4/04 50 44 6 12/19/03- 63 32 5 1/4/04 10/03 58 39 3 9/03 64 32 4

<http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm> *****

Out Now! Free Iraq!

Postscript: Americans who think that establishing a stable government in Iraq is none of their business and Washington should bring its troops home ASAP do not necessarily think that Americans are evil. They have a variety of reasons for thinking so, some of which are conservative. -- Yoshie

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