You don't have to be an amnesiac to be a Democrat, buddy, but it helps

Times on Line ^ | November 18, 2005 | Gerard Baker

[Ben Mugged]

Perhaps the biggest weapon in the arsenal of America’s critics is carefully selective amnesia. Conveniently forgetting important historical facts enables tactical amnesiacs to make claims about US policy that seem to support their contention that the country’s government is uniquely evil.

The latest evidence that George Bush is a war criminal has apparently come this week with the acknowledgment that the US military used white phosphorus (WP) on enemy positions in Fallujah. This is deemed an outrage, something decent countries never do, yet more proof that the Bush-Cheney cabal is sedulously destroying the very foundations of American civilisation.

The discovery that American soldiers refer to WP cavalierly as “shake and bake” seems to have come as an additional shock to the easily agitated sensibilities of the critics. Can you believe men can be so callous as to refer to something so horrible in such a jocular fashion? They must be Nazis.

In fact, WP is not a chemical weapon, not even banned by any treaty to which the US is signatory. It has been used by the armed forces in all countries in wars for decades. Indeed, if you look up the roll of US Congressional Medal of Honour winners, you will discover that quite a few received this highest military decoration precisely because they used “shake and bake” to such successful effect.

~Snip~ There is useful amnesia too on the issue of torture. The White House is in the dock over this one because it wants Congress to refrain from imposing a complete ban on anything that might resemble mistreatment of prisoners. ~Snip~does anyone honestly think that, in the course of the many honorable wars America and its allies have fought, some pretty brutal techniques have not been used now and again to extract information?

[Ben Mugged]

Everyone in the world can see the problem......

[roses of sharon]

For liberals, history begins when they wake up in the morning.

[rellimpank]

--amazing article considering the source---

[bitt]

excellent satire

[dhs12345]

Ah, but we have recordings of the Democrats showing their support for the war. They should be played over and over.

Will show the American people that they are lier's.

Notice that Reid's response to Chenny was lame and didn't address the original accusations -- that Democrats supported the war. At least, what I heard of it.

[IncredibleHulk]

Reid is just plain lame. I wish I was his Bishop so I could excommunicate him.

Hulkster

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" For liberals, history begins when they wake up in the morning. " .......

Correction:

For Liberals, MSM , Democrats : history begins when they decide to revise it, or make it up.

[Ben Mugged]

I remember the Soviets used to say "an historian is someone who creates history".

[Prophet in the wilderness]

" I remember the Soviets used to say "an historian is someone who creates history". " ...
And election votes only count, by those who do the counting.... something that the Democrats/Liberals are very good at.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[kellynla]

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