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What does Iraq have that Liberia doesn’t?

Say it with me now.

From Arianna Huffington’s recent article,

After 700 people were massacred in a rebel attack on the capital city of Monrovia two weeks ago, African leaders called on Bush to send in 2,000 U.S. troops as part of an international peacekeeping force. The Pentagon and the State Department are in favor of such a move, but the White House has been extremely reluctant to extend its adventures in dictator eradication to Africa.

Of course, that hasn’t stopped Bush from paying lip service to stopping the bloodshed. Just last week, he said: “We are determined to help the people of Liberia find the path to peace.” But not determined enough to facilitate a cease-fire agreement. So far, he’s dispatched 35 — that’s not a typo — U.S. military personnel to the country, as he put it, “solely for the purpose of protecting American citizens and property.” Wow, I bet Liberian President Charles Taylor, indicted last month for war crimes by a United Nations court, is quaking in his jackboots.

Howard Dean has called on the Idiot Boy King to send U.S. troops to the region. This is a situation where our troops should be used.

I went to the local Howard Dean Meetup tonight looking for a little info and maybe some like minded individuals. It turns out that there are one or two people in Rochester that aren’t republican, that was a good feeling.

There is more research to be done for me on all these candidates, but for now I like Dean. I don’t agree with him on a few things, but his record in Vermont on Health Care is excellent.

In Vermont, where I served as governor for the last 11 years, nearly 92% of adults now have coverage. Most importantly, 99% of all Vermont children are eligible for health insurance and 96% have it.

He’s also strongly against the Iraq war. I’m right behind him there.

We’ll see how it plays out. Here’s a recent article about him in the Christian Science Monitor.