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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>The lame-duck war</title><link>http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/13/17471.aspx</link><description>By Bob Shrum, "Hardblogger"

Iraq is now the lame-duck war, but lame ducks have a way of hobbling around for a while. We know that George W. Bush will be quacking for two more years, sometimes in bipartisan tone, faux or real, and sometimes with instinctive</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.0 (Build: 60608.1)</generator><item><title>The lame-duck war</title><link>http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/13/17471.aspx#18324</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:04:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:18324</guid><dc:creator>ken bohannon</dc:creator><description>B: 1946 midterm elections, a republican sweep of congress;repudiation of Truman's eneptness and Dem's lack of congressional accomplishments;1948 Dem's retake congress and White house as result of Republican policies. If Dem's bungle the current message of &amp;quot;voice of people&amp;quot;&lt;br&gt;on war, etc., Republicans could recover quickly and repeat history.</description></item><item><title>The lame-duck war</title><link>http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/13/17471.aspx#18377</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2006 13:56:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:18377</guid><dc:creator>Eric Reagan, Brattleboro, VT</dc:creator><description>As Americans speaking to Americans, we are right to say &amp;quot;Withdraw from Iraq -- it was wrong; a lie; foolishly short-sighted.&amp;quot; But, to Iraqis, how do you say &amp;quot;We're leaving. It's your problem; your responsibility&amp;quot; -- when we created the current situation? &amp;quot;Bring the War on Terrorism to the streets of Baghdad so we don't have to have it on our streets&amp;quot; was the sentiment of Bush.&lt;br&gt;It was an immoral notion. And now just walking away is as immoral as staying. Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't. (Thanks, Bush).</description></item><item><title>The lame-duck war</title><link>http://hardblogger.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2006/11/13/17471.aspx#19739</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 14:27:50 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8a5d2dbc-a0e4-4c7a-979f-3188051f228e:19739</guid><dc:creator>Giacomo Sargant</dc:creator><description>True Iraq is a Lame Duck War; but there are poor young SOldiers dieing left &amp;amp; right. Polititians of today (both sides) should think fast, Solve this debacle called Iraq, families are being torn apart, divorce is high in the military.....&lt;br&gt;Help Our Troops</description></item></channel></rss>