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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-07-07 02:00 PM
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Sister of Slain Soldier: Candidates Didn't Answer Me About When U.S. Will 'Get Out' Of Iraq
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http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/07/republican-debate-question

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Sister Of Slain Soldier: Candidates Didn’t Answer Me About When U.S. Will ‘Get Out’ Of Iraq

At Tuesday’s Republican presidential debate, one of the most memorable questions came from Erin Flanagan, whose brother died in Iraq last year. She asked what the candidates would do to end the war in Iraq:

As a member of an American family who has suffered so greatly at the choices made by the current administration, I desperately would like to know what you as commander in chief would do, both in the halls of the American government, to bring the parties together, as well as on the desert sands of the Middle East to bring this conflict to a point in which we can safely bring our troops home

On NBC News this morning, Flanagan said that none of the candidates actually answered her question. “Obviously, I know it’s a tough one, and I knew when I asked it,” Flanagan said. “But I think — I truly believe that’s what the American public wants to know: how we can work together to get out.” Watch it:

VIDEO

Not only did no one answer her question, many gave glowing reviews of the Bush administration and advocated staying in Iraq longer:

John McCain: I believe we have a fine general. I believe we have a strategy which can succeed.

Rudy Giuliani: (Going to war was) absolutely the right thing to do. … I believe that what we’re doing in Iraq, if we can get it right, is going to help reduce the risk for this country.

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DANIELS: It was a moment not easily forgotten. A question not from a candidate but a grieving sister from Bedford, New Hampshire.

(DEBATE CLIP): Unfortunately, my beloved little brother, 1st Lieutenant Michael Joseph Cleary, was killed in action in Taji, Iraq, eight days before he was to return home on December 20th of 2005. … As a member of an American family who has suffered so greatly at the choices made by the current administration, I desperately would like to know what you as commander in chief would do.

DANIELS: Despite the comforting words from the candidates Tuesday night, Erin Flanagan says she never did get the answer she was looking for.

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mzmolly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-07-07 02:02 PM
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1. And that is THE question on the minds of America.
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