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Congressional campaign makes a pit stop on campus
Britany Price
Issue date: 9/28/06 Section: News
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Diane Farrell, Democratic candidate for Congress in Connecticut's 4th District, made a campaign stop at SHU last Thursday. The event took place in the Faculty Lounge and was sponsored by College Democrats.
Farrell is challenging Christopher Shays who is seeking his tenth full term. According to Farrell, this is her second time challenging Shays after coming up four percentage points shy of winning the election in 2004.
Farrell's political platform was primarily focused on the war on Iraq. She was aggressive in attacking the incumbent Christopher Shays for his support of the war.
"[Diane Farrell] has the right attitude and approach that Americans are looking for," said Andrew Rowan, junior, Vice President of College Democrats, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. "Considering what has happened in the past six years when dealing with fiscal spending and the war on Iraq."
Farrell told students and faculty that she wants a strategy to win this war, not a catch phrase.
"The situation on the ground in Iraq deteriorates daily, an area that hasn't been a haven for terrorists now is and we still have no strategy" said Farrell. "A timetable is not an exit strategy.
"A strategy must start with diplomacy and negotiation; we need a political solution to the existing strike. Our own generals tell us we can not fight our way out of this insurgency."
Farrell spoke of the need for a "political compromise" with Iraq.
"An effort has to be made to bring issues to the table and negotiate, that will determine what form of a nation Iraq will take," said Farrell. "With no political solution timetables are ridiculous."
Farrell called upon the United Nations to achieve a verifiable cease fire, which she believes will bring safety to a reasonable level via a negotiated settlement.
Farrell also talked about the United States of America being stuck in a "deadlock."
"Here we are in the fourth year of the war and we are stuck," said Farrell. "I don't need to go to Iraq to know that things aren't working. You don't need to go to Iraq to know that things aren't working.
"Chris [Shays] still won't demand an exit strategy from this administration. He still has not demanded a plan, he still won't call on [Donald] Rumsfeld to resign."
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