Libertarians for Ron Paul

The Libertarian Party responded with skepticism to President Bush’s press conference on Progress in Iraq.

“We strongly deplore President Bush’s comments today at his press conference,” says Shane Cory, Executive Director of the LNC.  “We have been hearing this same rhetoric since the occupation of Iraq began over four years ago, with no results to be seen.  However ‘clear’ the objectives Bush has given to our troops may be, it won’t change the fact that this unnecessary war in Iraq has done more damage than good, and the goals Bush laid out today are too vague for our troops to meet.”  

“We are on the path that, within a year, our nation will suffer more than 4,000 casualties in Iraq,” Cory continues.  “But what do we have to show for it? We have the Iraqi government failing to meet even the most basic benchmarks necessary for them to begin taking control of their own country.

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As the casualties in Iraq continue to mount, and American support of the war continues to dissipate, the Libertarian Party of the United States demands President Bush immediately begin withdrawing from Iraq, and not ‘in a while.’ “So far this month, 28 American troops have died in Iraq while the Iraqi government failed to take action, and support from the American public reached an all-time low,” says Shane Cory, Executive Director of the Libertarian National Committee…

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Many in the Libertarian Party have attacked the Ron Paul campaign for the “negative impact” on the Libertarian Party.

But the Washington Times reports that the national Libertarian Party has had an 18 percent membership surge since January, according to executive director Shane Cory.  Neither Cory nor the Washington Times offers to suggest this may be due to the impact of the Paul campaign, but no other real reason is given.