Posted on 12/06/2005 9:57:38 PM PST by doug from upland
In an interview on WOAI Radio in San Antonio, Dean said, the "idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong."
Here comes Howard Dean, here comes Howard Dean...he's the enemy's friend
Hear them all cheering...he's so endearing...with messages he sends
He hurts our troops in the field...he thinks that is just fine
Let's arrest quisling Dean by Christmas...don't you think it is time
Here comes Howard Dean...here comes Howard Dean...he's a Tokyo Rose
Our men are fighting while he's inciting...emboldening our foes
He hurts our troops in the field...he thinks that is just fine
Let's arrest quisling Dean by Christmas...don't you think it is time
Here comes Howard Dean, here comes Howard Dean...he's a fifth columnist
Al-Qaeda's smiling...he's so beguiling...to all the terrorists
He hurts our troops in the field...he thinks that is just fine
Let's arrest quisling Dean by Christmas...don't you think it is time
Here comes Howard Dean, here comes Howard Dean...he's hoping that we lose
Shooting his mouth off...at our troops he scoffs...which side does Howard choose
He hurts our troops in the field...he thinks that is just fine
Let's arrest quisling Dean by Christmas...don't you think it is time
Like Benedict Arnold with whom he once served, Joseph Bettys, a white male, fought for the American cause with courage and honor but turned traitor. When the war began, Bettys, aka Beattys, lived in Ballston, Saratoga County, N.Y., and became a sergeant in Col. Wynkoop's regiment. In the Summer of 1776 he was assigned to a Lake Champlain fleet under Gen. Arnold's command. During the October 1776 engagement with British fleet under Sir Guy Carleton, Bettys fought with such great skill and bravery that Arnold's second in command, Gen. Waterbury made him his chief aide. Despite spirited resistance, Bettys was among several Americans captured and taken as POWs to Canada. While there he "turned" and became a spy to the Crown.
When caught spying, Bettys was tried and condemned to be hanged but Gen. George Washington pardoned him in response to pleas by the family and others who cited his heroism before his imprisonment as a POW in Canada. However, soon after release, he reneged on a promise to stop his Loyalist activity and instead he returned to serving the British, robbing and kidnapping or killing Patriot rebels.in the Albany region.
In the winter of 1781-82, three Ballston residents (Cory, Perkins, and Fulmer) recognized and captured him in their town's vicinity before he was able to destroy a coded message he had been carrying for delivery to British forces in New York City. He was taken to Albany, where he was tried, convicted, and executed as a spy and traitor.
Bush slams Howard Dean's comments on Iraq
Reuters ^ | Dec 6, 2005 | Steve Holland
Posted on 12/06/2005 9:31:11 PM PST by BulletBobCo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush criticized Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean on Tuesday for saying it is wrong to think the United States will win in Iraq, calling him a pessimist trying to score political points.
"I know we're going to win, and our troops need to hear not only that they are supported but that we have got a strategy that will win," said Bush, who is trying to restore American confidence in his Iraq plan amid waning support for the war.
Dean stirred Republican wrath by telling San Antonio, Texas, radio station WOAI that "the idea that we're going to win the war in Iraq is an idea which is just plain wrong."
He predicted the Democratic Party would come together on a proposal to withdraw National Guard and Reserve troops immediately, and all U.S. forces within two years.
Bush said the scheduled Iraqi elections December 15 and the trial of Saddam Hussein are proof of progress in Iraq.
He is to give a second speech on Wednesday looking ahead to the Iraqi elections amid calls from some Democrats for a timetable for an early withdrawal of U.S. troops.
"Oh, there's pessimists, you know, and politicians who try to score points. but our strategy is one that will lead us to victory," Bush said when asked about Dean's remarks.
Bush said the Saddam trial is proof of the change that has taken place in Iraqi society, compared to the days when Saddam was in charge and opponents faced "death or torture" instead of justice.
Dean is a former governor of Vermont who one point was a top contender for the role of Democratic candidate for president in 2004. His outspoken style has both admirers and critics in and out of the party.
Bush has rejected setting a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, saying it would encourage the Iraqi insurgency. His administration has recently gone on the offensive against critics of the war by warning that calls to withdraw could hurt the morale of U.S. troops there.
Dean called Iraq "the same situation we had in Vietnam."
"Everybody then kept saying, 'Just another year, just stay the course, we'll have a victory.' Well, we didn't have a victory, and this policy cost the lives of an additional 25,000 troops because we were too stubborn to recognize what was happening," he said.
They want power so badly that they don't give a damn if it damages the country.
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