Posted on 05/11/2007 8:54:13 AM PDT by RDTF
IN his remarks at the Pentagon yesterday, President Bush stressed two things: The troop surge - which still isn't complete - must be given a chance, and the Democrats need to knock off the shenanigans and vote our troops the funding they need to fight.
On the second count, Congress is behaving disgracefully. Guess I'm a slow learner, but it took me until now to realize that when Pelosi, Reid & Co. chant "Support Our Troops!" they're talking about the enemy.
As for the president's first point, he's entirely right. With a fourth combat brigade just arriving and a fifth still on the way, Gen. David Petraeus doesn't yet have all the resources he's been promised. He's only got three wheels on the car and the critics are howling for him to hit the gas.
Frankly, this surge is a desperate measure after four years of blunders and dithering. It may prove too small and too late. But the stakes are so high that, despite the inevitable cost in American blood, this last gambit is worth the effort.
And it is the last gambit. If the troop surge fails, we'll start striking the tents.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
I say we take off and nuke ‘em from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
You are talking about Congress aren’t you?
LOL!
carolyn
Seconded!
Something happened to a lot of weak sisters like Ralph Peters, the just don’t have it....can’t see the forrest for the trees or like you said, he thinks this is Vietnam and it clearly is not.
Wrong answer. Iraq will just become again a breeding ground for newly emboldened terrorists.
People don't seem to understand that. Why do we understand, though, that one must put murderers and rapists in jail? Why? Primarily, to prevent future murders and rapes.
If these islamic murderers are allowed to remain free, and if we are the ones they uniquely hate, then we are definitely on their list of who to try to murder one more time.
It's not the last gambit.
There are other choices available. My favorite is still the tri-partition of the country.
Our leaders need to stop being PC too.
Good points.
Counter Insurgency is not Total War. Learn the difference. Right now the bulk of the fighting, and dying, on our side is being done by the Muslims against other Muslims. You macho boys with your Counter Insurgency doctrine based on having watching Hollweird Action movies dogmas would turn them into enemies. It would be utter stupidity on our part to use those tactics.
being ruthless does NOT mean "kill them all" I read many Iraqi blogs and it is obvious we are winning in Iraq. We are doing much right in this war. No way should we just go killing indiscriminately. However, it is apparent that many times "lawyers" or others in the control loop get in the way of good targets of opportunity. I remember seeing drone images of many terrorist Taliban praying. It would have been prudent to just take them out. It seems we are sometimes too cautious because of PC.
Please, not out loud - those currently investing in defeat still have some assets that can go on the table, next to the President's.
This essay is tremendous. Peters hits the target.
He does that all the time. Must be tough to be him, always misunderstanding people.
Peters is pathetic,
The US has been winning the Iraq war from the get go.
The surge is primarily effective because it continues to convey strength in the face of domestic failure.
Dems and republican traitors promise to undermine our troops further— Bush and Petraus simply upped the ante.
It creates the right symbolish. Internal acts of traitorous behavior will be met with increased deployments overseas.
Clue to enemies here and abroad: If you want us to come home then either shut up or support the war. Backstabbing the troops will not bring them home early. I would love it if Bush would promise to escalate troop levels more for every week the dems and republicans in Congress delay funding.
No one seems to be able to clue in that Bush has nothing to lose in this process. Popularity means nothing. There is no re election. He can simply stick it to his opponents.
Clearly Bush’s enemies hate seeing the war escalated. Keep escalating it until they get the picture.
It's okay. It's easy for us who love Liberty and our wonderful Republic to get frustrated at incessant assault by the left. So it's understandable for us to get a bit testy with each other at times. Thank you for your words of support. Have a good night.
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