Posted on 12/10/2007 8:48:18 AM PST by Chuck54
Lots of stuff from the Sunday Shows for Rush to comment on today...I can’t wait.
Especially from Melon Head Webb.
Present, WnL mode only. Again.
Something the DBM won’t every tell us about:
Batiste Switches To Pro-War Stance
General John Batiste has spent the last few years speaking out against the continuing efforts of the US in Iraq. Today, in the Washington Post, the former commander has decided that the surge strategy has succeeded in rescuing the US mission, and that Iraq really is the center of the war on terror. Batiste writes a joint op-ed column with Pete Hegseth announcing that he now supports the Bush administration’s pursuit of stability in Iraq (via Worldwide Standard):
First, the United States must be successful in the fight against worldwide Islamic extremism. We have seen this ruthless enemy firsthand, and its global ambitions are undeniable. This struggle, the Long War, will probably take decades to prosecute. Failure is not an option.
Second, whether or not we like it, Iraq is central to that fight. We cannot walk away from our strategic interests in the region. Iraq cannot become a staging ground for Islamic extremism or be dominated by other powers in the region, such as Iran and Syria. A premature or precipitous withdrawal from Iraq, without the requisite stability and security, is likely to cause the violence there — which has decreased substantially but is still present — to cascade into an even larger humanitarian crisis.
Third, the counterinsurgency campaign led by Gen. David Petraeus is the correct approach in Iraq. It is showing promise of success and, if continued, will provide the Iraqi government the opportunities it desperately needs to stabilize its country. Ultimately, however, these military gains must be cemented with regional and global diplomacy, political reconciliation, and economic recovery — tools yet sufficiently utilized. Today’s tactical gains in Iraq — while a necessary pre-condition for political reconciliation — will crumble without a deliberate and comprehensive strategy.
General Batiste has received a lot of attention over the past two years from the Left. His broadsides against the Bush administration, and especially Donald Rumsfeld, has helped fuel the momentum for retreat. Pete Hegseth has tried to fight that momentum as part of Vets for Freedom, formed to contest spokesmen like Batiste. His change of heart — and change of affiliation from VoteVets to Vets for Freedom — leaves the Left with a much smaller fig leaf for their defeatism.
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/016252.php
Webb?
What did that total embarrassment to all sailors come up with now?
He just mailed and said he had a lot to do for the next two or three days and needed a hand with the ping.
It could be he has some catching up to do after the passing of his Grandmother last week.
Hi Joisey. Love that cartoon.
Pong.
Ping.
:o)
“The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him.”- Deuteronomy 18:15
(:
Oops...that was two weeks ago...sorry he was on my mind from judging the Sunday Morning Talk Thread posts.
This weekends shows feature Rudy giving Mr. Potato Head a bit of a smack down on Meet The Depressed.
The only way to rescue our plug-hungry planet from catastrophic global warming is to embrace nuclear power, and fast.
That's the argument of Gwyneth Cravens, a novelist, journalist and former nuke protester. Her new book, Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy, is a passionate plea to understand, instead of fear, atomic power.
a tip of the hat to Instapundit
I've been sitting on that one for awhile, waiting for Vick's sentencing.
I just spent all morning mining a rich vein of new political cartoons...I've got so many now that I have started filing them by topic, but I didn't get that finished yet.
Good one ElRushbo.
Drive-bys going OBASMIC over the Oprah gig.
Hi all...Where’s CC27??
show prep/opposition research for the MSM begins now...
;o) Go Rush!
Ping and welcome to all.
Note:
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Why???
Good Morning/Afternoon, megadittos to Chuck54 from Biggirl. PING back to you Chuck54. :)
How’s East Hartford...?
I bet 90% of those people came out to see the Oprah, not Obama.
Oprahma?
or
Obamrah?
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