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Democrats Detail Security Policy
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Mar 30, 2006 11:23pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Friday, March 31, 2006 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Bin Laden, Iraq and Domestic Safety Identified as Midterm Issues
By Chris Cillizza and Dan Balz
Washington Post Staff Writers
Thursday, March 30, 2006; Page A12
Emboldened by President Bush's declining approval ratings, Democrats unveiled a national security platform yesterday for the midterm elections that stresses renewed focus on capturing Osama bin Laden, reducing the U.S. presence in Iraq and stepped up protection at home.
The new strategy, which comes after months of deliberations and several false starts, aims to neutralize the advantage Republicans have held on national security and terrorism issues, that Democrats acknowledge were critical in the GOP's midterm gains in 2002 and in Bush's reelection victory over Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) in 2004.
Flanked by former secretary of state Madeleine K. Albright and retired Army Gen. Wesley K. Clark, Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi vowed that Democrats could do a better job of defending the country than the administration has done since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Declaring that the administration's "dangerous incompetence has made America less safe," Reid said, "We are uniting behind a national security agenda that is tough and smart, an agenda that will provide the real security President Bush has promised, but failed to deliver." |
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