The Franklin Times -
The day before Easter Sunday was marked by massive anti-war protests throughout the nation, culminating in a 500,000 person strong rally in the capital. The protests was organized by a loose coalition of political organizations calling itself the Union for Change Now.
Adam Swan, spokesman for UCN expressed the goal of the marches, "It is time for the people of this nation to stand up and demonstrate their desire and need for change. Prime Minister Sexton continues a failed policy begun by the unelected tyrant before him. It is time for this nation and its brave men and women in uniform to leave Iraq. This was a war by choice driven by the United States. Our leaders need to urgently turn their attention to the problems at home and away from a problem created by a southern neighbor."
The massive protests clearly signify a growing restlessness over the war throughout much of the country. The UCN and its member clearly are looking to put political pressure on the parties competing in the upcoming election. Recent polls also seem to reveal that popular opinion is on the side of the UCN. In a recent Wallup national poll, 69% of respondents stated that the Royal Armed Forces should be withdrawn from Iraq. 65% of respondents also stated they disapprove of Prime Minister Sexton's current handling of this issue.
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As the FDRP has already stated we will withdraw our troops when we see absolute signs of our safety in all aspects. It is important for the people to realize this event is not easy for any leader to have to decide about. If we pull out troops too fast we could cause the collapse of a possible ally. Also if we were to pull out completely we would be abondoning our neighbor countries that may be of great help later in the history of the FSA. Please take all of this into account for Prime Minister Sexton's policies are not for blame!
The FHS Republic does not believe in completely abandoning our neighboring countries. As we stated in our foreign policy, we want to help those in need but not get so involved that we create enemies for ourselves. We want to begin slowly pulling troops out in the summer. Iraq is not stable enough to pull them all out at once. We understand the war has drug on for many years now but Iraq needs our troops their for safety at this time.
The JRP stands strong on the issue of Iraq. The troop withdrawl should be a slow progress. It is vital to the rise of democray. To just withdraw rapidly would cause a crippling blow to the shins of stablity and cause a devesting relapse - Eli Johnson JRP Party Leader
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