Word: roberts
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...politics does not end at the voting booth and that the President needs the cooperation of Congress in order to fulfill most campaign promises. Citizens don't have to wait until the next election to make their voices heard, especially if they are unhappy with what is going on. Robert Hanlon Chelmsford, Massachusetts...
...make their wishes known influence what happens. It would be nice to be able to elect a President who would just run the country without any future involvement from us, but in a democracy, participation is the price we pay to ensure our continued freedom and way of life. Robert Hanlon, CHELMSFORD, MASS...
...After last fall's crackdown, India promised to stop arms sales to Rangoon. China could be persuaded to go along. Beijing has already cut off non-humanitarian aid to other rogue nations like Zimbabwe. As with Burma, Robert Mugabe's regime stained China's international image; Beijing also fretted that unrest against the Mugabe government might spark local anger at Chinese interests. Chinese diplomats privately admit that Beijing fears that violent instability in Burma might threaten Beijing's investments - in October, with Burmese resentment of China soaring, gunmen fired on the Chinese consulate in Mandalay. Embargo commitments by those Asian...
...politics does not end at the voting booth and that the President needs the cooperation of Congress in order to fulfill most campaign promises. Citizens don't have to wait until the next election to make their voices heard, especially if they are unhappy with what is going on. Robert Hanlon CHELMSFORD, MASS...
...Maliki government hasn’t made the needed political reforms that were supposed to come with the surge,” Zinni said. “Political reconciliation has been slow in coming, and the surge is unsustainable, despite the desires of [Secretary of Defense Robert M.] Gates.” Zinni also defended comments made by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who suggested that American troops may be in Iraq for 100 years. “I don’t think he meant it literally,” Zinni said. “There will...