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Give the ‘Surge’ a Chance
Gathering of Eagles ^ | July 9, 2007 | Pete HegsethThe Wall Street Journal

Posted on 07/09/2007 4:24:55 PM PDT by mdittmar

This week, Democrats on Capitol Hill are expected to present several different bills meant to undermine the war in Iraq. I fear that it will be difficult for Americans to discern the facts, as members on the Hill (including some Republicans) will revisit past failures and lament unfortunate losses rather than undertake a serious critique of the new counterinsurgency strategy.

Why? Because for some members of Congress, there is a growing fear that Gen. David Petraeus just might have a winning strategy in Iraq.

Despite four years of failed policy, the strategy we have in Iraq today is sound, both in principle and in practice, as my combat tour in Iraq confirmed. Gen. Petraeus is bringing safety and stability to Baghdad and Anbar Province, putting insurgents on the run. Now it’s a question of whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and wobbly Republicans will give him the time and resources he needs.

So, before the debate reconvenes, I thought a brief refutation of the top four Iraq falsehoods would be instructive:



TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: gatheringofeagles; goe; iraq; staythecourse; surge
It's time to flood the Congressional Switchboard again. NO CUT AND RUN FROM IRAQ
1 posted on 07/09/2007 4:24:59 PM PDT by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar

We HAVE to win this one. This might help. Oregon City, Or 97045, NM, Rosewell 88201, NH Nashua 03060 (ph. 603)You will need these when you email Sen Smith, Demedic, and Gregg


2 posted on 07/09/2007 4:34:03 PM PDT by bybybill (HUNT RINOS IN THE PRIMARIES, SKIN RATS IN THE FALL)
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To: bybybill
Democrats on Capitol Hill are expected to present several different bills meant to undermine the war in Iraq.

The Constitution give Congress absolutely no power and/or authority on how the war is executed. Congress votes for wars and funds them. The Executive Branch runs the war.

If Congress puts one bill on the table that dictates timetables for anything or tries to dictate how the war will be executed in any manner, then we should impeach the lot of them for not respecting the separation of powers written into our Constitution over 200 years ago.

3 posted on 07/09/2007 6:46:54 PM PDT by do the dhue (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I wont - George S. Patton Jr)
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To: mdittmar
This has to be the worst Congress is the history of History. I'll bet the Romans didn't have a Congress this bad.

Heck, the Iraqi Congress gets more done then this Congress. And we want this Congress to tell the Iraqi's what their benchmarks will be?

4 posted on 07/09/2007 6:49:25 PM PDT by do the dhue (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I wont - George S. Patton Jr)
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To: Allegra

ping


5 posted on 07/09/2007 6:51:07 PM PDT by pax_et_bonum (I will always love you, Flyer.)
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To: mdittmar
We need to get rid of the RINOs who are talking about pulling Troops out.

I want Congress standing behind the plans of our Commander and Chief and his Generals. I don't want Generals and the Commander and Chief standing behind our Congresses plans.

Lugar and Domenici need to understand that we must show resolve to our enemy. Terrorist are telling people in Iraq not to work with the Americans or they will kill their family. They are telling the Iraqi people that we won't be there forever. We must show resolve so the people can begin to trust their new government and the US over the terrorist. If you do not show resolve you are part of the problem and you are a National Security risk.

We need to put this situation into perspective:

We have been in Iraq for four years and we lost 3,500 Troops. In four years of WWII, we almost lost 500,000 Troops. During the first twenty one days on Iwo, we averaged a thousand losses a day. We have been in Iraq for four years and lost 3,500 Troops, right? Well, that is the middle of the fourth day on Iwo Jima. 52,000 fell in two years of Korea. Our bloodiest day took place in 4 hours not four years. We saw 22,000 casualties in fours hours at Antietam.

What happened to the words, 'we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival of liberty"?

I'll tell you what happened, the Demorats silenced those words and now a mess of RINOs like Lugar and Domenici are silencing those words. Along with our media, the leaders of the Demoratic Party, and the RINOs need to grow a back bone, pickup a weapon, and stand a post. We need to show our Troops and our enemy resolve.

We will leave Iraq when the Iraqi people can protect themselves from an outside threat and maintain some peace from within. Until then, we must help them fix the problems they face.

6 posted on 07/09/2007 6:52:53 PM PDT by do the dhue (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I wont - George S. Patton Jr)
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To: mdittmar

Here’s the trouble: the press has decided the measure of the war’s success. The president needs to redefine the measure in clear terms Americans can understand. If he lets the war be defined for him, he has lost.

He has not set up his own yardstick for measuring success. It has been a long time since we saw something as readily appreciable as those ink-stained fingers of liberty.


7 posted on 07/09/2007 6:54:43 PM PDT by Puddleglum
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To: do the dhue

So true, however you forgot that they did, under the courages leadership of Nancy and Harry, name several Post Offices.


8 posted on 07/09/2007 7:30:46 PM PDT by bybybill (HUNT RINOS IN THE PRIMARIES, SKIN RATS IN THE FALL)
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To: bybybill
under the courages leadership of Nancy and Harry, name several Post Offices.

Call them butter, they are on a role now.

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeee

9 posted on 07/09/2007 7:41:49 PM PDT by do the dhue (May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I wont - George S. Patton Jr)
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self-ping.


10 posted on 07/09/2007 8:35:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (This tagline optimized for the Mosaic browser. Profile updated Monday, July 9, 2007.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; ...
Surge!
11 posted on 07/09/2007 10:16:06 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Monday, July 9, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: bybybill

We must write and write on a daily level before the Dems and Pubs destroy our military by surrendering. It is amazing that the Dems plan of surrender in Nam and defeating Nixon is the same plan they are using in ‘07 and it is working!!


12 posted on 07/10/2007 11:34:19 AM PDT by phillyfanatic ( w)
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To: phillyfanatic

Same plan, same willing allies in the MSM!


13 posted on 07/10/2007 1:41:24 PM PDT by bybybill (HUNT RINOS IN THE PRIMARIES, SKIN RATS IN THE FALL)
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