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<DIV class=story_dateline><EM>“The American people are sick and tired spending
hundreds of billions of dollars a year, draining our economy and straining our
military. Michael Steele has it right and Republicans should stick by
him.”</EM></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>LAKE JACKSON, Texas--(<A href="http://eon.businesswire.com/">EON: Enhanced
Online News</A>)--Congressman Ron Paul today issued the following statement on
Michael Steele’s recent comments that Afghanistan is a war of President Obama’s
choosing: </P>
<P>“I would like to congratulate Michael Steele for his leadership on one of the
most important issues of today. He is absolutely right: Afghanistan is now
Obama’s war. During the 2008 campaign, Obama was out in front in insisting that
more troops be sent to Afghanistan. Obama called for expanding the war even as
he pretended to be a peace candidate. </P>
<P>“Michael Steele should not resign. Smart policies make smart politics. He is
guiding the party in the right direction and we are on the verge of victory this
fall. Chairman Steele should not back off. He is giving the country, especially
young people, hope as he speaks truth about this war. </P>
<P>“I have to ask myself, what is the agenda of the harsh critics demanding this
resignation? Why do they support Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama’s war? </P>
<P>“The American people are sick and tired spending hundreds of billions of
dollars a year, draining our economy and straining our military. Michael Steele
has it right and Republicans should stick by him.” </P>
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