Edited sentence: " Roskam did not attack Duckworth's patriotism and has been quoted as praising her service and patriotism to the country." Since the election, the White House has stated, "All Americans are entitled to their own opinions about Iraq, but they are not entitled to their own facts." – White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, 5/3/07 []."Duckworth casts abortion and end-of-life decisions as private matters that should lie beyond the federal government's" reach.Considering Gen.Her fiscally conservative stance include, "Duckworth supports most of the Bush tax cuts, but only half of the capital gains and dividends tax cuts and only up to $2 million exempted for the inheritance.Her social moderate stances include being pro-choice on abortion and being in favor of civil unions for homosexual partners [].It is impossible to completely segregate al Qaeda's attacks in Iraq from sectarian violence because al Qaeda's explicit goal is to create sectarian violence to destabilize the government so they can establish a safe haven within the country.Most polls showed the race in a statistical dead heat leading up to the election.Much of her support came from Hollywood contributors such as Rosie O'Donnell who gave her $3,100 during the election cycle.Petraeus calls them 'probably public enemy number one' in Iraq.Petraeus' comments, the National Intelligence Estimate, and news media reports, al Qaeda's role in fomenting violence in Iraq is ignored at our own peril.She also received $1,000 from George Soros.We all wish al Qaeda were no longer a threat, but the reality is Gen.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/18/AR2006021801295_pf.http://www