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Sherrod Brown: "Time for a new direction"

MVP-endorsed candidate Sherrod Brown delievered the Democratic National Radio Address this week. You can listen to the address here, or read it here. Excerpt:

The most glaring example is what’s happened to the recommendations of the bipartisan 9/11 Commission. Two years ago, this commission – with equal numbers of respected Republicans and respected Democrats – announced a number of common-sense steps the government could take to protect Americans from another attack. Some were haphazardly implemented by Republicans in Congress. Many others were completely ignored.

It’s unacceptable that this Republican government hasn’t done at all it can to protect Americans in the five years since the September 11th attacks. That’s why Democrats are pushing for a new direction. We have a plan to give Americans the real security they deserve… And it starts by charting a new course in Iraq.

While Iraq was not part of the war on terror before we invaded, it’s now a training ground for terrorists and a recruiting tool for the leaders of al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations. Our military readiness has plummeted to levels not seen since Vietnam…diverted resources from the War on Terror… and made America less safe.