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Rep. John J. Duncan on March 6, 2003 made a speech on why the United States should not go to war against Iraq.    For the full speech click here:  http://www.antiwar.com/orig/duncan1.html    Partial quote:

    "The Congressional Budget Office estimated that a very short war followed by a five-year occupation of Iraq would cost the U.S. $272 billion, this on top of an estimated $350 billion deficit for the coming fiscal year.  It is a traditional conservative position to be against the U.S. being the policeman of the world. That is exactly what we will be doing if we go to war in Iraq. "

Few in the Knoxville. Tennessee area are old enough to remember when “Jimmy” Duncan or his father before him did not represent the 2nd District.  Wouldn’t it be nice to thank him for what he has done and then ask him to consider signing on for impeachment of Dick Cheney? 

 

Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 87-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political conumbra. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel (more...)
 

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Thank You by Christopher Wright on Sunday, Dec 16, 2007 at 9:38:36 AM
All of us are in this together by Margaret Bassett on Sunday, Dec 16, 2007 at 10:46:05 AM

 
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