Opposition to Afghanistan conflict not just a liberal issue anymore

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http://thehill.com/homenews/news/115111-opposition-to-afghan-conflict-no-longer-just-a-liberal-issue

Opposition to the war in Afghanistan, once a mainstay of liberals, is no longer a partisan campaign issue.

A majority of voters want the conflict to end quickly – no matter their party affiliation, according to recent polls.

And Senate candidates on both sides of the aisle say they support that goal.

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North Carolina Senate candidate Elaine Marshall (D) opposed the surge of troops to Afghanistan and wants American forces to withdraw from the country in an orderly fashion.

"We're spending billions to train a corrupt police force there, and here at home we're laying off policemen and firefighters,” she said in a statement. “We're hiring teachers over there, and here we’re sending teachers to the unemployment lines. If there's a country we need to rebuild, it's America."

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1. This country cannot afford $700 Billion defense budget nt