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powerclown · 01-04-2005, 08:24 AM

The 2004 US Presidential election brought to light the issue of the Dems being perceived as 'weak' in their response to terrorism in general, islamic terrorism in particular. The underlying assumption here being that signs of 'weakness' will result in more terrorist attacks on Americans, and therefore the Dems have no business running the White House.

What do you think the Dems need to do to address this 'image problem'? How do they need to deal publicly with the issue of terrorism before the American public, which has already voiced its preference for the Republican ideology?

Do they need to address it at all? If there are no terrorist attacks on the US before the next election, will the political issue of Terrorism go away completely, or will the US be engaged with the issue as fully then as it is now?

01-04-2005, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
powerclown Junkie Location: Detroit, MI	How should the Democrats address Islamic Terrorism? The 2004 US Presidential election brought to light the issue of the Dems being perceived as 'weak' in their response to terrorism in general, islamic terrorism in particular. The underlying assumption here being that signs of 'weakness' will result in more terrorist attacks on Americans, and therefore the Dems have no business running the White House. What do you think the Dems need to do to address this 'image problem'? How do they need to deal publicly with the issue of terrorism before the American public, which has already voiced its preference for the Republican ideology? Do they need to address it at all? If there are no terrorist attacks on the US before the next election, will the political issue of Terrorism go away completely, or will the US be engaged with the issue as fully then as it is now?