Democrats Will Say Anything To Get Elected
Ellen Ratner:
In other words, it is not really about national security or the war on terror. All this turmoil and wringing-of-hands from Democrats pre-war intelligence and the war in Iraq is really just about winning elections.
Which means that if forcing America to run from the conflict in Iraq with our collective tails between our legs is what it takes to make the current Congressional and White House leadership look bad so that they can win elections, Democrats are going to do that.
Forget the demoralizing effects such defeatism has on our troops. Forget that a cut-and-run from Iraq would likely result in a purging of the Sunni Arabs in Iraq and the country's fall back into totalitarianism. None of that matters to the Democrats.
All that matters is winning. And it kind of makes me want to throw up.
Update:
Another Democrat "hawk" has come out of the closet about his anti-war views.
My response: Yaaawwwnnn....
Most of these guys voted for the war because they felt it was politically expedient to do so. Now they're coming out against it for the same reasons. These are not principled objections, these (including Murtha's own "coming out") are calculated political tactics by the left hyped by an all-too-willing media.
"If you got [Dem leaders] in a room off camera everyone agrees, but people are trying to look tough on security so the Democrats can win the House back in 2006."
In other words, it is not really about national security or the war on terror. All this turmoil and wringing-of-hands from Democrats pre-war intelligence and the war in Iraq is really just about winning elections.
Which means that if forcing America to run from the conflict in Iraq with our collective tails between our legs is what it takes to make the current Congressional and White House leadership look bad so that they can win elections, Democrats are going to do that.
Forget the demoralizing effects such defeatism has on our troops. Forget that a cut-and-run from Iraq would likely result in a purging of the Sunni Arabs in Iraq and the country's fall back into totalitarianism. None of that matters to the Democrats.
All that matters is winning. And it kind of makes me want to throw up.
Update:
Another Democrat "hawk" has come out of the closet about his anti-war views.
My response: Yaaawwwnnn....
Most of these guys voted for the war because they felt it was politically expedient to do so. Now they're coming out against it for the same reasons. These are not principled objections, these (including Murtha's own "coming out") are calculated political tactics by the left hyped by an all-too-willing media.
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