First-Hand Views

This from Christian Science Monitor today:

In a development that has received little public attention, about a third the US Congress has been to Iraq since May - and the trips are shifting the political dynamic on Capitol Hill about the war.

Unlike during Vietnam, when congressional visits often fueled lawmakers' opposition to the war, these tours of Iraq are tending, if anything, to blunt antiwar sentiment. In many cases, they are solidifying support in Congress for the military effort.

While the article is not universal light and happiness (and includes an honest look at the controlled nature of these Congressional visits), it is interesting to note that Congressional support for the effort is solidified in those who have seen the situation first-hand. That includes, for skeptics, members of Congress who had been on record in their opposition to the war.

Read the story.

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