President Bush said Thursday that withdrawing now from Iraq would leave Americans at risk of terrorist attacks “in the streets of our own cities....”


from huffington post:

Rep Emanuel: The Bush Admin Has "Got Only Fear To Sell"...

The Bush administration launched an aggressive campaign this week to bolster GOP candidates, working hard to paint the Iraq war as only one piece in an "uphill and uneven" battle to secure US national security. In response to the administration's publicity blitz to rally support for the war, Representative Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) said, "After six years, they've got only fear to sell."

President Bush, Vice President Cheney, and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld all focused on similar messages of fear in recent speeches, referencing Fascism, Nazi Germany, and Communism in a bid to use American concern about safety to boost GOP poll numbers. As the midterm elections approach, Democrats believe the increasing unpopularity of the Iraq war and skepticism of Republicans' handling of national security will undermine the administration's attempts to win votes from public anxiety.

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