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With the 2008 election looming, its clear that the Iraq War will be a hot campaign issue when Earl Pomeroy seeks re-election to his ninth term in the House of Representatives. Pomeroy began 2007 by aligning himself with the mainstream left/Pelosi agenda in Congress. In February of 2007, Pomeroy vehemently opposed the troop surge. Fortunately, the surge passed, and it has led to immense successes and progress in Iraq ever since it was put into action. In March, Earl sided with his fellow Democrats again when he voted to force a withdrawl date for U.S. troops in Iraq. Evidently, Pomeroy thinks that wars should be fought based on what Congress thinks, or perhaps more accurately, what MoveOn.org thinks. Let’s not forget that Pomeroy voted for the war back in 2002.

August was a rough month for Pomeroy after he was caught on video calling President Bush “a clown”. The story made the front page of the Fargo Forum, and caused a stir of criticism as it should have. Many called for an apology, but it never happened. The bottom line is that Pomeroy’s voting record on Iraq in 2007 will be a major issue for him in 2008. We’re now winning in Iraq, and had the President listened to Pomeroy, we would be on a path to defeat and dangerous instability in Iraq.