President Bush came out swinging yesterday in defending the Iraq war to a gathering of Veterans in Kansas City and likening the conflict there to Vietnam and specifically the chaos that would ensue if the Americans withdrew. Of course, people went bonkers with the Vietnam comparison… its assumed that only the anti-war set can make comparisons to Vietnam.
But that’s not why we are here today. Wanna talk about something a little different but definitely related and that is this whole surge business in Iraq and who is being honest with themselves and the American public on their desire to see success in Iraq.
The Democratic Presidential hopefuls have been treading a thin line not straying too far from vague, bland, meaningless centrist-speak and only speaking out both sides of their mouths when they think no one is listening or their audience demands them to speak from a specific template.
But make no mistake about what they are really thinking. They were betrayed by House Whip, James Clyburn, who in a fit of candor admitted that a successful surge would be “a real problem for us”. One can assume that “us” meant anti-war Democrats, most elected Democrats and certainly Democratic Presidential candidates who are now faced with the reality of finding a new tact in which to criticize the war effort and the Administration’s conduct of the same.
But that’s not why we are here today. Wanna talk about something a little different but definitely related and that is this whole surge business in Iraq and who is being honest with themselves and the American public on their desire to see success in Iraq.
The Democratic Presidential hopefuls have been treading a thin line not straying too far from vague, bland, meaningless centrist-speak and only speaking out both sides of their mouths when they think no one is listening or their audience demands them to speak from a specific template.
But make no mistake about what they are really thinking. They were betrayed by House Whip, James Clyburn, who in a fit of candor admitted that a successful surge would be “a real problem for us”. One can assume that “us” meant anti-war Democrats, most elected Democrats and certainly Democratic Presidential candidates who are now faced with the reality of finding a new tact in which to criticize the war effort and the Administration’s conduct of the same.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,294245,00.html
But lets get back to Clyburn. A problem…..? A problem? Gee, sorry that the military is fouling things up for you. Our apologies, pal, that General Patraeus’ military-equivalent plan to put a cop on every street corner isn’t synching up with your Party’s political plans. Muchos mea culpas, you miserable sonofabitch, that our G.I.s and Marines are experiencing success in killing and capturing the bad guys while simultaneously stabilizing the situation there.
Honestly. Not sure that we’ve ever read anything so revolting, so disgusting…. so maddening in a very, very long time.
This quote exposed the fallacy of any of their good intentions. It laid waste to any of this “We support the troops but not the War” bullcrap that has become their own bumpersticker. Its been suspected all along but its blatantly obvious now that they don’t give a damn about the troops and they sure as hell would rather us lose than win.
And here is what is most disgusting about all this: There are many U.S. servicemen over there who are NOT down with this. They don’t agree with the motives and ends. They may not give a hoot in hell about the Iraqi people and the freedom and democracy that this county is attempting to provide. They don’t want to be there – they just want to get back home safely.
But you know what? They get up every single day and without complaint, they get the job done! And you know why? Because they are U.S. soldiers, U.S. marines, U.S. sailors and U.S. airmen who have sworn an oath to follow orders, carry out the mission and respect the chain of command.
But lets get back to Clyburn. A problem…..? A problem? Gee, sorry that the military is fouling things up for you. Our apologies, pal, that General Patraeus’ military-equivalent plan to put a cop on every street corner isn’t synching up with your Party’s political plans. Muchos mea culpas, you miserable sonofabitch, that our G.I.s and Marines are experiencing success in killing and capturing the bad guys while simultaneously stabilizing the situation there.
Honestly. Not sure that we’ve ever read anything so revolting, so disgusting…. so maddening in a very, very long time.
This quote exposed the fallacy of any of their good intentions. It laid waste to any of this “We support the troops but not the War” bullcrap that has become their own bumpersticker. Its been suspected all along but its blatantly obvious now that they don’t give a damn about the troops and they sure as hell would rather us lose than win.
And here is what is most disgusting about all this: There are many U.S. servicemen over there who are NOT down with this. They don’t agree with the motives and ends. They may not give a hoot in hell about the Iraqi people and the freedom and democracy that this county is attempting to provide. They don’t want to be there – they just want to get back home safely.
But you know what? They get up every single day and without complaint, they get the job done! And you know why? Because they are U.S. soldiers, U.S. marines, U.S. sailors and U.S. airmen who have sworn an oath to follow orders, carry out the mission and respect the chain of command.
And for their efforts – they get spit in the face. They are this nation’s finest, part of an all-volunteer military, who toil day in and day out in unspeakable conditions and yet they have elected leaders over here that would willingly sacrifice success in Iraq for their own selfish political ambitions. How sad. How very sad, disappointing and discouraging.
We wanted to leave you with an old adage we picked up back in Seminary but since this is a family program we’ll just say it involved: houses of ill-repute, family members and Party affiliation. Ask your Dad or Grandad….. they’ll know.
We wanted to leave you with an old adage we picked up back in Seminary but since this is a family program we’ll just say it involved: houses of ill-repute, family members and Party affiliation. Ask your Dad or Grandad….. they’ll know.
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