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# GOP took their shot and missed
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/gop-took-their-shot-and-missed-editor/
- Published: 2007-03-21T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:16:35.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Ron Lowe Santa Monica*

Why, when a large majority of Americans say they are not satisfied with the way the war is going, do Republicans vote in block against eventually bringing troops home from Iraq. To date, 3,192 soldiers have been reported killed and 24,042 soldiers have been reported wounded in action.

Lest we forget, the war that has now lasted longer than our involvement in World War II, is not an American war, but a Republican war. Are Republicans happy with the bankrupt cause they have bought into?

Bush and Cheney continue to deflect attention away from their failed escapade in the desert by blaming the anti-war movement for lowering troop morale. Maybe it’s more a case of soldiers holding a buddy in their arms who has just been shot by sniper.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 21, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/032107.pdf?ref=smdp.com)