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Iraqi parliament wants U.S. out

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On May 1, Bush vetoed the Iraq spending bill because it called for timelines to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq. Then, a few days ago, the Washington Post reported that "[a] majority of members of Iraq's parliament have signed a draft bill that would require a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. soldiers from Iraq and freeze current troop levels." Only Bush wants us to stay in Iraq. And Cheney. And Halliburton. Bush keeps talking about spreading democracy around the globe. But he won't respect the decisions of the new Iraqi democracy. And he won't respect the decisions of our own democracy here at home. To him, democracy is just a word that sounds good in speeches. ----- "If this were a dictatorship, it'd be a heck of a lot easier... just so long as I'm the dictator." -- George W. Bush, December 18, 2000 -----

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Mary Shaw is a Philadelphia-based writer and activist, with a focus on politics, human rights, and social justice. She is a former Philadelphia Area Coordinator for the Nobel-Prize-winning human rights group Amnesty International, and her views (more...)