GOP Hopefuls Generally Agree on Iraq (AP)

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Source: Associated Press

GOP Hopefuls Generally Agree on Iraq

By MIKE GLOVER, Associated Press Writer

Sunday, August 5, 2007

(08-05) 07:38 PDT Des Moines, Iowa (AP) --

Republican presidential contenders sparred over abortion on
Sunday but generally agreed the United States must remain in
Iraq as part of the war on terror.

"Just come home," countered Texas Rep. Ron Paul, the lone
dissenter on a debate stage when it came to Iraq. He said
there had never been a good reason to go to war in the first
place.

"Has he forgotten about 9/11?" interjected former Massachusetts
Gov. Mitt Romney.

But it was Romney forced on the defensive on the issue of
abortion, when Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback defended automated
phone calls his campaign had been making that highlight his
rival's one-time support for pro-choice policies.

"It's truthful," Brownback said.

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