A shame Brit didn't have on a person with the opposite opinion of Mr. Ginsberg, trying to explain all the GOOD things that would happen if we turned tail and ran.That would have been interesting.
Posted on 05/22/2004 5:41:44 AM PDT by arjay
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SEN. JOHN KERRY (D-MA), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: It will not be like Vietnam (search), and I will get our troops home from Iraq with honor. We're not going to be engaged in an active kind of death zone the way we are today.
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BRIT HUME, HOST: John Kerry (search) is not the only one talking about getting out of Iraq. The op-ed pages and the political talk shows this week in Washington are full of talk of defeat and failure in Iraq. What would that mean?
For answers we turn to Fox News contributor Mark Ginsberg, an adviser to several presidents on the Middle East who has recently been in Iraq.
Mark, welcome. Nice to see you.
MARC GINSBERG, FOX NEWS FOREIGN AFFAIRS ANALYST: Brit.
HUME: Let's assume that this mission falters. Let's assume that the U.S. is unable to put in please an interim government that can -- that can put on elections. What then in your judgment?
GINSBERG: Brit, we either inadvertently or intentionally -- some people have lost sight of the fact that we, since 9/11, we're in a war against Islamic radicalism. Iraq is part of that. And there's a consequence to essentially saying that somehow we can separate Iraq out, and not realize the ramifications around the regions to our interests, as well as global interests in the event we try to pretend that by pulling out of Iraq, there's no direct consequence to our long-term national security as a result of that.
HUME: Well, let's talk little bit about what would happen, in your view, in Iraq if the U.S. simply either pulled out or was not able to establish an authority that would hold.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
I strongly encourage you to check out the article on the web page.
He indicates some of the following consequences:
1. The Kurds would form a separate autonomous zone
2. The Sunni area would become a terrorist haven
3. Our word to the rest of the Middle East would mean nothing.
4. Zarqawi would be exalted
He makes other points and amplifies on the above as well.
Too bad we have to excerpt, but it is well worth a read.
IMHO Brit's show is one of the finest on the air.
Bump to read later...Thank you!
Yes, it is. I also really enjoy John Gibson, and Neal Cavuto.
Yep, once again we would have utterly failed those we promised to help. The anti-American elements would be that much more emboldened to lash out against us and, worse still, become uncooperative in our efforts to discover and root out the real terrorists among them (especially in #2, The Sunni area).
But if that's what JF'nKerry's visio is for America, I say let him make the mistake of making that case. President Bush and his team have an uncany way of letting these dopes/dupes hang themselves with their own ropes and then come in and tighten the noose for them.
I watched this particular piece when it aired. So glad they posted the transcript, because I found myself wishing I could share it with some folks who don't have satellite/cable. It made clear that Kerry would create a world-scale disaster.
You have Freepmail.
In some ways, our very election system is a weakness in these matters, especially when the two parties are so radically divided on the major issues. Other nations know that once every four years, foreign policy could make a major shift. If Kerry were elected (Heaven forbid), for instance, it could be nearly a 180. (Or in his case, maybe a 360?) I can understand why they might think us somewhat unreliable, although in my opinion, not nearly as unreliable as many nations.
A shame Brit didn't have on a person with the opposite opinion of Mr. Ginsberg, trying to explain all the GOOD things that would happen if we turned tail and ran.That would have been interesting.
Maybe that is because there are no good things if we cut and run.
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