The War Democrats Believe In

FrontPageMagazine.com ^ | 10/20/04 | Don Feder

[ezfindit]

Big Orthodox PING!

[MarMema]

Thanks, and may "Kerry" swiftly become a word never heard again on television or radio.

[Wolfstar]

Definitely a shameful part of our history.

It was during Clinton's Kosovo adventure that I (and probably many other Republicans) became forever opposed to John McCain. He was on TV constantly insisting that Clinton put American ground troops in Kosovo. He came across, to me at least, as blood-thirsty in the extreme. Perhaps I overreacted, but nevertheless, McCain's insistence on trying to widen the Kosovo war by inserting an American army was something I could never support.

[Honorary Serb]

There is another thread by the same title, on which I both commented and posted good materials from the Serbian-American Voters' League;

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1250926/posts

[MarkL]

This is the hardest bitch-slap I've seen in some time and the best post-mordem summation of the Kosovo fiasco.

And does anyone know what our "exit strategy" was for Kosovo?

Mark

[BibChr]

You should have read Feder's column about Everett Koop, years and years ago. Gave me the chills.

Dan

[Zionist Conspirator]

I saw this at Frontpagemag and was about to post it but fortunately did a search first (apparently it had already been posted three times!). I believe you were the first to post this, so I want to say thanks for doing so.

The Kosovo war breaks all the rules in so many ways. The pacifist Democrats bombed a country into the stone age to promote multiculturalism and because doing so would not benefit our own country in the least. "Palaeocons" who support Arafat, Hussein, and company to the hilt suddenly become anti-islamic when it comes to Serbs and Albanians. And of course there are Jewish liberals and "neocons" who seem to think that the moslem Albanians are the "Israelis" of the Balkans.

Thank G-d for Don Feder, who always tells it like it is.

[drew]

Yes, yes, yes! You did not overreact. It was during that time that I cultivated an intense dislike for McCain, Mr. "Lights out in Belgrade!" What a jerk. I was also disappointed by other Repubs as well, like Bill Kristol and the crew at the Weekly Standard and the editors of The National Reivew, who joined in the call for war against Yugoslavia. In fact, it was the sane voices on the right who knew the whole thing was crap that led me to Free Republic in the first place, God bless it. I almost became a card-carrying Libertarian because of my disappointment in many Republicans and thought of lodging a protest vote (Libertarian) in the 2004 elelction as I did in '96 (Dole is a real Albanian errand boy), but went with Bush, even though he said during the bombing that he approved of it. Hopefully the fact that Kerry is so gung-ho about giving the KLA what they want will make Bush and the Republicans realize what a mistake it would be.

[Wolfstar]

I'm certain when McCain was all over TV pushing so hard for Clinton's dirty little war that's when most grassroots Republicans turned against him. I only said "perhaps I might have overreacted" because he's making a strong effort for GWB this go-round. Trying to be fair to the senator.

[drew]

Good point. I do dislike him less since he has been stumping for W.

[mississippi red-neck]

I still remember one of the Serbian women holding her child who's city was being bombed asking America.

"Why are you doing this? Why are you destroying our homes? America is supposed to be a Christian nation and we're Christians".

"We hid and protected your airmen and soldiers in World War II."

"Why are you doing this to us?"

I was ashamed to be an American for the first time in my life.

MRN

[Askel5]

I think it also important to remember that both George H. Bush and Bob "Both Sides of the Aisle" Dole stepped up to the plate to send a message that actual removal of the "Mad Bomber of Sudan" would sully the decorum of the semen-stained Oval Office.

Both had their reasons, I'm sure ... though Dole's may be somewhat more obvious, upon examination of the public record:

Bob Dole & Yugoslavia: Concurrent Resolution 150 and Other Puzzle Pieces