SENATE SHOWDOWN: REPBULICANS SAY ‘GIVE WAR A CHANCE’
by R J Shulman
WASHINGTON – During an all night session of the Senate called by Democrats to dramatize their opposition to the Iraq war, Senate Republicans fired back by demanding that America should “give war a chance.” “The Democrats are so committed to peace," said Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, “that they are blind to the humane benefits of a lasting war.” “Why all this drum beat to peace?” asked Arizona Senator John McCain, “how can you finally enjoy a war divided when you are hell-bent on waging peace?”

“The Democrats and their allies in the militant environmental complex will do anything to destroy the honest efforts of those that are working so hard to keep the war alive,” said Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas. “Unless I get this Senate to give me my war,” said Orrin Hatch (R-Ut), “I will hold my breath until I turn blue.”

Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said, “Those Dems were so supportive of giving the inspectors time to search for weapons of mass destruction before the invasion. Now all you hear from those hypocrites is that they favor prematurely ending the war due to their power mad dash for all-out peace.”