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Six Years is Enough

The American people say enough is enough . The current recession and concerns

meeting day to day basic needs have shifted Americans focus on the war in Iraq . When

economic conditions at home were not a concern - there was time for worrying about

another peoples plight . Now the concern is on their own plight on the home front

CNN reports With Americans confronting an economic crisis , public interest in the

nearly 6-year-old war in Iraq has dropped off over the past few years as conditions

on the

ground there have improved and the relevance to the average American family 's

pocketbook wears thin (Hornick . Those in support of the war and those who are

traditionally anti war have taken to looking at issues closer to home

The pros and cons of the war have taken on a new focal point in today 's economic

climate . It is no longer about what is right or wrong for the peoples of Iraq our military

efforts have liberated . It is about the cost of the war on our own budget . The arguments

were about the cost in human lives . Now the argument is now on the cost in dollars

As we approach the six year anniversary of the war in Iraq , the American people are

ready to move on . The President has rolled out a withdraw plan for United States troops

on the ground in Iraq . CNN reports that many of the news bureaus are down sizing

foreign bureaus as...