Dinocrat has a post that may not be facts, but it certainly is a pilory of the Arthrocrats’ (spineless Democrats) statements and behaviors over the past year. Aid and comfort to the enemy - this is how their actions and words could be seen, not just by Saddam, but by any of the Islamic jihadists.
How would a Demoncrat answer such a defense?
I was stunned and dismayed to read an interview of Kurt Vonnegut that quotes him as praising terrorists. I used to enjoy reading his books, although they went down hill after a while. I guess he somehow doesn’t remember he’s an American, we’ve been attacked by these scum, and we’re at war with them. How disappointing. I’ve come to think that if I like an entertainer for their entertainment, they’ll turn out to be some left wing kook who embarasses me by opening their mouth to do something other than entertain. The list is disgustingly long.
Finally we hear from Senator John McCain. I wonder why he’s waited so long to speak out about the need to continue supporting our troops. I would have thought he’d have spoken out sooner, but perhaps he has his reasons.
This opinion column by Gerard Baker in the Times of London hits the Arthrocrats right on the carapace for their selective memories.
The first part of his opinion piece mentions the “outrage” at the use of white phosphorous shells (WP or Willie Pete) in Falujah. He notes that most countries’ military units have used this legal round in virtually every war since it’s invention.
I think my favorite line in his column is, “I wait with resigned anticipation for the reports of shocking new evidence that the US has used “bullets” and “bombs” in its attacks on the enemy.”
Yes, we must fight this war in a “fair,” “just,” and “honorable” manner, and don’t forget to make sure we follow all the legal obligations we’re required to. Of course, the Islamofascists have their rules - win at all costs.
Sen. Murtha repeated his opposition to war in Iraq (old news repackaged) and his left-wingbat supporters claim he must be listened to because he has military experience. Does that mean that all those who don’t have military experience should not be listened to, such as Bill Clinton? Or is it just those who are Demoncrat and have military experience who should be listened to? There are plenty of people (myself included) who are veterans, support the war effort, and don’t think we should cut-n-run either in Iraq or anywhere else. But, because we’re not Demoncrats, our view should not get lots of press and support. Hogwash!
Just more double-think and double-talk from the hypocritical Arthrocrats (i.e., spineless Democrats)
Have you ever noticed how the Democrat Party leadership have their own set of rules about how people should behave? One of their rules is that others (but not they) should not discriminate against minorities, unless of course the minority is a Republican. People who make or have lots of money should be sneered at and taxed until the balance between them and the poor folks is even, except of course if one is a large donor to the Democrat party. And of course, The President and his advisors should be vilified for manipulating Intelligence, but Democrats are indignant at being called liars when they twist the facts, omit key facts, or just make up nonsense that cannot be proven. They, since they are Democrats, must be believe without question. Challenging their facts is tantamount to challenging their patriotism.
Well, I challenge their patriotism. Why else, except to defeat the US government war efforts, do they come up with all the lies and nonsense about pre-war intelligence, conduct of the war, supporting our troops when they’re in combat.
We made that mistake once and lived to regret that. Sen. Murtha and the other Arthrocrats (spineless Democrats) should be ashamed of themselves.
The Mudville Gazette has a very long post (I copied the text to print for friends at work - 69 pages in Word!) that is a very good history of the Iraq war. It’s titled “A Brief History of a Long War, Iraq 1990 - 2003″ authored by Greyhawk. (Hat tip to Michele Malkin’s excellent blog for a pointer to this.)
MSM - Missed some more? - reporters are missing some very good positive news. The blog, All Things Conservative, has a very good article about Operations Steel Curtain and Clean Sweep. The success of these operations, both the tactical ‘what did you catch,’ and the strategic ‘did the Iraqi forces lead these operations,’ were impressive. Too bad you can’t find this in the liberal rags.
Sgt. Hook posts this stirring letter from Iraq. This is must-reading for anyone who wonders what the steady stream of whining and cowardice we see in the Congress and the main-stream media does to our troops.
Cut-n-Run Liberals - n. Spineless creatures that surround themselves with a hard shell to keep the real world out. Synonyms: Arthropods, useful fools, fifth columnists.
Instapundit has interesting comments in its entry for November 19th, 2005. Part of his post talks about a book by Taegan Goddard called “You’ve won, Now What?” It’s a how-to book on governance. Instapundit mentions it in the context of the vote yesterday on the Iraq resolution (defeated 403 - 3, thank God!) The Republican majority should answer that question regarding the war in Iraq.
In a later paragraph, Instapundit mentions the “Three Year Rule,” with a link to the article.
“…the Three Year Rule. In all of America’s wars, popular support for the war effort sharply declined after three years. Even though the government said, from late September, 2001 on, that the war on terror would be a long one, this has not changed the impact of the Three Year War. If you can’t get it over with within three years, you are going to face more and more voter opposition to the war effort. Go back and look at the history of all of America’s long (over three years) wars and you will see this play out. It’s happening in the war on terror, and the various theaters of conflict (notably Afghanistan and Iraq.)” (copied from the article mentioned on Strategy Page).
We Americans had better learn to be more persistent and stay on course. Our many enemies in the world watch this sort of thing closely. They no doubt see this as one of our weak points. We must not let them be right about this.
The administration must pay attention not only to who and what the enemy is, but to who and what we, the American electorate are. We are as much a part of the global landscape as anything else.
Note also that this 3-year rule doesn’t seem to affect our military troops. They continue to have high morale and strong esprit de corps. Maybe what we Americans need is to see what we’re doing clearly (note to MSM, a steady stream of bad news only articles and TV segments is only part of the story - lying by telling half truths), and to remember who and what we’re fighting for. This is as much a PR war as any of them have been.
Maybe this is the time to look at our enemies to see how they keep focus and maintain their sense of “duty.” I don’t mean that we breed fanatics like some of their whackos. I mean, how do insurgencies keep up their sense of mission? We should learn from them as much as they do from us.
